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
Latest (2022)
0.2166 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
up 13.7%
World rank
69th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.2703 kilograms per international-$
in 1999
All-time low
0.0001 kilograms per international-$
in 1889
Years of data
127
1889–2022
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-$, in 1889.
That places Indonesia 69th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 127 years of available data.
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1889 | 0.0001 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1890 | 0.0004 kilograms per international-$ | +311.1% |
| 1891 | 0.0005 kilograms per international-$ | +45.8% |
| 1892 | 0.0043 kilograms per international-$ | +733.3% |
| 1893 | 0.0087 kilograms per international-$ | +104.9% |
| 1894 | 0.0103 kilograms per international-$ | +17.5% |
| 1895 | 0.0164 kilograms per international-$ | +59.9% |
| 1896 | 0.0183 kilograms per international-$ | +11.2% |
| 1897 | 0.0232 kilograms per international-$ | +27.1% |
| 1898 | 0.027 kilograms per international-$ | +16.1% |
| 1899 | 0.0224 kilograms per international-$ | -17.0% |
| 1900 | 0.0233 kilograms per international-$ | +4.1% |
| 1901 | 0.0439 kilograms per international-$ | +88.4% |
| 1902 | 0.0307 kilograms per international-$ | -30.0% |
| 1903 | 0.0568 kilograms per international-$ | +84.8% |
| 1904 | 0.0629 kilograms per international-$ | +10.7% |
| 1905 | 0.0762 kilograms per international-$ | +21.2% |
| 1906 | 0.0801 kilograms per international-$ | +5.1% |
| 1907 | 0.0929 kilograms per international-$ | +15.9% |
| 1908 | 0.0966 kilograms per international-$ | +4.0% |
| 1909 | 0.1003 kilograms per international-$ | +3.9% |
| 1910 | 0.0966 kilograms per international-$ | -3.7% |
| 1911 | 0.1016 kilograms per international-$ | +5.2% |
| 1912 | 0.0869 kilograms per international-$ | -14.5% |
| 1913 | 0.0839 kilograms per international-$ | -3.4% |
| 1914 | 0.0857 kilograms per international-$ | +2.1% |
| 1915 | 0.0848 kilograms per international-$ | -1.1% |
| 1916 | 0.0944 kilograms per international-$ | +11.4% |
| 1917 | 0.0994 kilograms per international-$ | +5.3% |
| 1918 | 0.0974 kilograms per international-$ | -2.0% |
| 1919 | 0.0955 kilograms per international-$ | -1.9% |
| 1920 | 0.1066 kilograms per international-$ | +11.6% |
| 1921 | 0.1129 kilograms per international-$ | +5.9% |
| 1922 | 0.1042 kilograms per international-$ | -7.7% |
| 1923 | 0.1181 kilograms per international-$ | +13.4% |
| 1924 | 0.1239 kilograms per international-$ | +4.9% |
| 1925 | 0.1273 kilograms per international-$ | +2.7% |
| 1926 | 0.1206 kilograms per international-$ | -5.3% |
| 1927 | 0.1317 kilograms per international-$ | +9.2% |
| 1928 | 0.1461 kilograms per international-$ | +11.0% |
| 1929 | 0.1785 kilograms per international-$ | +22.2% |
| 1930 | 0.1717 kilograms per international-$ | -3.8% |
| 1931 | 0.1714 kilograms per international-$ | -0.2% |
| 1932 | 0.175 kilograms per international-$ | +2.1% |
| 1933 | 0.1866 kilograms per international-$ | +6.6% |
| 1934 | 0.198 kilograms per international-$ | +6.1% |
| 1935 | 0.2004 kilograms per international-$ | +1.2% |
| 1936 | 0.205 kilograms per international-$ | +2.3% |
| 1937 | 0.2134 kilograms per international-$ | +4.1% |
| 1938 | 0.226 kilograms per international-$ | +5.9% |
| 1939 | 0.2444 kilograms per international-$ | +8.2% |
| 1940 | 0.2188 kilograms per international-$ | -10.5% |
| 1941 | 0.1938 kilograms per international-$ | -11.4% |
| 1949 | 0.233 kilograms per international-$ | +20.2% |
| 1950 | 0.093 kilograms per international-$ | -60.1% |
| 1951 | 0.0827 kilograms per international-$ | -11.1% |
| 1952 | 0.1069 kilograms per international-$ | +29.3% |
| 1953 | 0.1046 kilograms per international-$ | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 0.1112 kilograms per international-$ | +6.3% |
| 1955 | 0.1528 kilograms per international-$ | +37.4% |
| 1956 | 0.1578 kilograms per international-$ | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 0.1518 kilograms per international-$ | -3.9% |
| 1958 | 0.156 kilograms per international-$ | +2.8% |
| 1959 | 0.1608 kilograms per international-$ | +3.1% |
| 1960 | 0.1382 kilograms per international-$ | -14.1% |
| 1961 | 0.1576 kilograms per international-$ | +14.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1395 kilograms per international-$ | -11.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1438 kilograms per international-$ | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1362 kilograms per international-$ | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1486 kilograms per international-$ | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1409 kilograms per international-$ | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1513 kilograms per international-$ | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1549 kilograms per international-$ | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1669 kilograms per international-$ | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1621 kilograms per international-$ | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1671 kilograms per international-$ | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1669 kilograms per international-$ | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1648 kilograms per international-$ | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1636 kilograms per international-$ | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1723 kilograms per international-$ | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1814 kilograms per international-$ | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2245 kilograms per international-$ | +23.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2447 kilograms per international-$ | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 0.235 kilograms per international-$ | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2157 kilograms per international-$ | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2134 kilograms per international-$ | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2332 kilograms per international-$ | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2234 kilograms per international-$ | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2234 kilograms per international-$ | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2357 kilograms per international-$ | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2237 kilograms per international-$ | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2161 kilograms per international-$ | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.219 kilograms per international-$ | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1994 kilograms per international-$ | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2157 kilograms per international-$ | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2222 kilograms per international-$ | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2368 kilograms per international-$ | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2355 kilograms per international-$ | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2223 kilograms per international-$ | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2073 kilograms per international-$ | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2177 kilograms per international-$ | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.229 kilograms per international-$ | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2292 kilograms per international-$ | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2703 kilograms per international-$ | +18.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2469 kilograms per international-$ | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2673 kilograms per international-$ | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2477 kilograms per international-$ | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2588 kilograms per international-$ | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.247 kilograms per international-$ | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2355 kilograms per international-$ | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2213 kilograms per international-$ | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2315 kilograms per international-$ | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2019 kilograms per international-$ | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2092 kilograms per international-$ | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2184 kilograms per international-$ | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2298 kilograms per international-$ | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2233 kilograms per international-$ | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2024 kilograms per international-$ | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1945 kilograms per international-$ | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2053 kilograms per international-$ | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1943 kilograms per international-$ | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1927 kilograms per international-$ | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1949 kilograms per international-$ | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2032 kilograms per international-$ | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1945 kilograms per international-$ | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1904 kilograms per international-$ | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2166 kilograms per international-$ | +13.7% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.2166 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2348 kilograms per international-$, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.2166 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2839 kilograms per international-$, 76% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | +733.3% | 0.0005 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0043 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1890 | +311.1% | 0.0001 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0004 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1893 | +104.9% | 0.0043 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0087 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1901 | +88.4% | 0.0233 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0439 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1903 | +84.8% | 0.0307 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0568 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1950 | -60.1% | 0.233 kilograms per international-$ | 0.093 kilograms per international-$ |
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
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.73 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 60,521 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 23,775 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 36,746 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 89.72 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,312 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 101,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 26,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 75,346 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 98.17 kt (2050)
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-$).