Indonesia vs Japan: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Indonesia
2.8%
in 2024
Japan
2.4%
in 2024
Indonesia rank
4th
Japan rank
5th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Indonesia
- Japan
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 2.8% against 2.4% in Japan, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 136 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Japan ahead.
Indonesia ranks 4th and Japan ranks 5th of 179 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 1.9% | 1.8% | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 2.5% | 2.4% | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 3.3% | 3.2% | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 3.0% | 2.9% | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 2.7% | 2.6% | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 3.3% | 3.3% | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 3.4% | 3.4% | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 3.2% | 3.2% | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 3.7% | 3.5% | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 3.7% | 2.8% | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 3.1% | 1.7% | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.6% | 0.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Indonesia or Japan?
- Indonesia, at 2.8% against 2.4% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Indonesia and Japan?
- 0.4%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Japan?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Japan rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Indonesia ranks 4th and Japan ranks 5th 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.