India vs Indonesia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
India
13.3%
in 2024
Indonesia
2.8%
in 2024
India rank
2nd
Indonesia rank
4th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
India currently reports 13.3% against 2.8% in Indonesia, a difference of 10.5%.
That makes India's figure about 4.8 times Indonesia's.
Across all 136 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 4th of 179 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | India |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | India |
| 1900s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.6% | India |
| 1910s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% | India |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 0.1% | 1.0% | India |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 0.1% | 1.2% | India |
| 1940s | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1.3% | India |
| 1950s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.4% | India |
| 1960s | 2.1% | 0.0% | 2.1% | India |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 0.0% | 2.5% | India |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 0.0% | 3.2% | India |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 0.3% | 5.1% | India |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 0.8% | 5.6% | India |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 1.4% | 8.0% | India |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 2.4% | 9.8% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, India or Indonesia?
- India, at 13.3% against 2.8% in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between India and Indonesia?
- 10.5%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2024.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- India ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 4th of 179 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 coal. 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 coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.