Indonesia vs Japan: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Indonesia
2.0%
in 2024
Japan
2.8%
in 2024
Indonesia rank
9th
Japan rank
6th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Indonesia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.8% against 2.0% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 136 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Japan ahead.
Indonesia ranks 9th and Japan ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1900s | 2.8% | 1.3% | 1.5% | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 2.4% | 0.5% | 1.9% | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 1.5% | 0.2% | 1.3% | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 2.3% | 0.1% | 2.2% | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 0.1% | 1.1% | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 4.5% | 4.1% | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 7.6% | 7.1% | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 6.7% | 5.8% | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 7.2% | 6.0% | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 5.8% | 4.2% | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 4.2% | 2.3% | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 3.2% | 1.3% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, Indonesia or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.8% against 2.0% in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between Indonesia and Japan?
- 0.8%, with Japan 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 oil?
- Indonesia ranks 9th and Japan ranks 6th of 215 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 oil. 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 oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.