Indonesia vs United States: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement
Indonesia
2.0%
in 2024
United States
2.5%
in 2024
Indonesia rank
7th
United States rank
5th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Indonesia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 2.5% against 2.0% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.
Across all 136 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 7th and United States ranks 5th of 211 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | United States |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | United States |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 99.6% | 99.6% | United States |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 98.1% | 98.1% | United States |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 87.1% | 87.0% | United States |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 27.6% | 27.4% | United States |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 36.9% | 36.9% | United States |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 25.1% | 25.0% | United States |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 15.7% | 15.6% | United States |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 10.2% | 10.0% | United States |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 7.4% | 6.2% | United States |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 6.2% | 4.2% | United States |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 4.6% | 2.7% | United States |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 2.6% | 0.8% | United States |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 2.6% | 0.6% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from cement, Indonesia or United States?
- United States, at 2.5% against 2.0% in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from cement between Indonesia and United States?
- 0.5%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and United States rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Indonesia ranks 7th and United States ranks 5th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.