India vs Indonesia: Greenhouse gas emissions

India
4.26 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Indonesia
1.90 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
India rank
3rd
Indonesia rank
6th

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • India
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

India currently reports 4.26 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.90 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Indonesia, a difference of 2.36 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes India's figure about 2.2 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was India ahead.

India ranks 3rd and Indonesia ranks 6th of 199 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Indonesia Difference Ahead
1850s 317.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 203.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 113.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents India
1860s 300.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 243.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 56.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents India
1870s 312.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 231.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 81.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents India
1880s 341.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 213.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 127.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents India
1890s 366.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 252.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 113.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents India
1900s 374.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 257.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 117.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents India
1910s 392.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 264.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 128.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents India
1920s 562.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 278.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 283.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents India
1930s 652.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 330.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 321.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents India
1940s 737.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 370.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 366.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents India
1950s 944.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 453.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 490.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents India
1960s 936.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 581.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 355.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents India
1970s 1.04 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 705.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 330.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents India
1980s 1.30 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.16 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 144.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents India
1990s 1.72 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.37 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 351.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents India
2000s 2.26 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.41 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 846.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents India
2010s 3.26 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.96 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.31 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents India
2020s 3.88 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.83 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.05 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, India or Indonesia?
India, at 4.26 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.90 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between India and Indonesia?
2.36 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with India 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 greenhouse gas emissions?
India ranks 3rd and Indonesia ranks 6th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.