India vs Indonesia: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
India
4.6%
in 2024
Indonesia
8.7%
in 2024
India rank
6th
Indonesia rank
5th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 8.7% against 4.6% in India, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.9 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was India ahead.
India ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Indonesia in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.0% | 6.2% | 0.9% | India |
| 1860s | 5.0% | 8.1% | 3.2% | Indonesia |
| 1870s | 4.4% | 8.3% | 3.9% | Indonesia |
| 1880s | 4.0% | 7.6% | 3.7% | Indonesia |
| 1890s | 3.7% | 7.1% | 3.4% | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 3.4% | 6.7% | 3.4% | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 3.1% | 6.4% | 3.3% | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 3.4% | 6.1% | 2.7% | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 4.2% | 5.9% | 1.8% | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 4.8% | 5.9% | 1.1% | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 5.4% | 5.8% | 0.4% | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 5.7% | 5.8% | 0.0% | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 6.0% | 0.4% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 5.5% | 6.5% | 1.0% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 7.2% | 1.9% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 7.6% | 2.6% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 8.2% | 3.4% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 8.6% | 3.9% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, India or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 8.7% against 4.6% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between India and Indonesia?
- 4.1%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- India ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 5th of 197 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 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from land-use change.