Indonesia vs Japan: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Indonesia
3.2%
in 2024
Japan
2.2%
in 2024
Indonesia rank
6th
Japan rank
7th
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Indonesia
- Japan
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 3.2% against 2.2% in Japan, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 136 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 6th and Japan ranks 7th of 194 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 12 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4.1% | 0.6% | 3.5% | Indonesia |
| 1890s | 4.3% | 0.8% | 3.5% | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 3.4% | 1.0% | 2.4% | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 3.1% | 1.4% | 1.8% | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 2.9% | 1.6% | 1.2% | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 3.2% | 1.8% | 1.4% | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 3.1% | 1.7% | 1.4% | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 2.7% | 1.5% | 1.2% | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 0.3% | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 3.9% | 1.3% | Japan |
| 1980s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 0.5% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 4.0% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 3.6% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.9% | 1.0% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.4% | 0.8% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change, Indonesia or Japan?
- Indonesia, at 3.2% against 2.2% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change between Indonesia and Japan?
- 1.0%, 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 including land-use change?
- Indonesia ranks 6th and Japan ranks 7th 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.