India vs Indonesia: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change
India
7.4%
in 2024
Indonesia
3.2%
in 2024
India rank
3rd
Indonesia rank
6th
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
India currently reports 7.4% against 3.2% in Indonesia, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes India's figure about 2.3 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 136 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Indonesia ahead.
India ranks 3rd and Indonesia ranks 6th of 194 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, India averaged higher in 8 and Indonesia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2.4% | 4.1% | 1.8% | Indonesia |
| 1890s | 2.1% | 4.3% | 2.2% | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 1.7% | 3.4% | 1.8% | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 1.7% | 3.1% | 1.4% | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 4.8% | 2.9% | 1.9% | India |
| 1930s | 5.4% | 3.2% | 2.2% | India |
| 1940s | 5.1% | 3.1% | 2.0% | India |
| 1950s | 5.4% | 2.7% | 2.7% | India |
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 0.2% | India |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 2.5% | 0.4% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 4.0% | 1.8% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 3.4% | 0.4% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 0.7% | India |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.0% | 1.7% | India |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 3.2% | 3.6% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change, India or Indonesia?
- India, at 7.4% against 3.2% in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change between India and Indonesia?
- 4.2%, 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 including land-use change?
- India ranks 3rd and Indonesia ranks 6th of 194 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 including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.