Canada vs Indonesia: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Canada
1.2%
in 2024
Indonesia
0.6%
in 2024
Canada rank
15th
Indonesia rank
18th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Canada
- Indonesia
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.2% against 0.6% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.9 times Indonesia's.
Across all 136 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 15th and Indonesia ranks 18th of 179 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 1890s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Canada |
| 1900s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 1910s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.1% | Canada |
| 1920s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.5% | Canada |
| 1930s | 1.7% | 0.1% | 1.6% | Canada |
| 1940s | 1.8% | 0.1% | 1.8% | Canada |
| 1950s | 1.9% | 0.1% | 1.9% | Canada |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 0.1% | 1.8% | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 0.0% | 1.6% | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1.5% | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.1% | 1.4% | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.1% | 1.3% | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.3% | 1.0% | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Canada or Indonesia?
- Canada, at 1.2% against 0.6% in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Canada and Indonesia?
- 0.6%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Indonesia?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Indonesia rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Canada ranks 15th and Indonesia ranks 18th 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 cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.