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