Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Indonesia
Indonesia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.2166 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Indonesia, 1889–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Indonesia is 0.2166 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Indonesia peaked at 0.2703 kilograms per international-$ in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kilograms per international-$, in 1889.
That places Indonesia 69th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 127 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0001 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0001 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0001 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.0131 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0004 kilograms per international-$ | 0.027 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0664 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0233 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1003 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0926 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0839 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1016 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.127 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1042 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1785 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1992 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1714 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2444 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2152 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1938 kilograms per international-$ | 0.233 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.1278 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0827 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1608 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1478 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1362 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1669 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1621 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2447 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2203 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1994 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2357 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2286 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2073 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2703 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2367 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2019 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2673 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2059 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1927 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2298 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2005 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1904 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2166 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 66 Taiwan 0.2196 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 67 Greece 0.2183 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 68 Moldova 0.2171 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 70 Japan 0.2157 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 71 Argentina 0.215 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 72 Slovakia 0.2101 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Indonesia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 2.9% (2100)
- Population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 285.72 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Urban population 169.70 million (2025)
- Urban population 59.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.87 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 17.42 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.87 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.87 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Indonesia?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Indonesia was 0.2166 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2703 kilograms per international-$ in 1999.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kilograms per international-$ in 1889.
- How does Indonesia rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Indonesia ranks 69th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).