Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Indonesia
Indonesia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 2.03 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.03 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 13.9%
World rank
29th
of 194 countries
All-time high
11.56 tonnes per person
in 1859
All-time low
1.98 tonnes per person
in 2022
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Indonesia, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Indonesia is 2.03 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.9% on the previous year and down 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Indonesia peaked at 11.56 tonnes per person in 1859 and was at its lowest, 1.98 tonnes per person, in 2022.
Indonesia ranks 29th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 4.53 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 7.24 tonnes per person | +60.1% |
| 1852 | 9.19 tonnes per person | +26.8% |
| 1853 | 9.62 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1854 | 9.84 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1855 | 11.36 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 1856 | 10.72 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1857 | 10.89 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1858 | 11.21 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1859 | 11.56 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1860 | 11.03 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1861 | 11.26 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1862 | 10.14 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 1863 | 9.99 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1864 | 10.54 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1865 | 10.41 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1866 | 9.85 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1867 | 9.75 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1868 | 9.9 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1869 | 9.92 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1870 | 9.46 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1871 | 8.48 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1872 | 8.69 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1873 | 8.41 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1874 | 8.19 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1875 | 8.38 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1876 | 7.84 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1877 | 8.08 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1878 | 7.94 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1879 | 7.85 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1880 | 7.48 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1881 | 6.92 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1882 | 6.79 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1883 | 6.73 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1884 | 6.2 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1885 | 6.48 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1886 | 5.94 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1887 | 6.17 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1888 | 6.27 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1889 | 6.23 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1890 | 6.62 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1891 | 6.96 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1892 | 7.3 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1893 | 6.79 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1894 | 7.17 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1895 | 7.01 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1896 | 7.01 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 7.06 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1898 | 6.89 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1899 | 6.78 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1900 | 6.37 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1901 | 6.48 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1902 | 6.1 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1903 | 6.32 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1904 | 6.03 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1905 | 5.9 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1906 | 5.81 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1907 | 5.89 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1908 | 5.61 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1909 | 5.71 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1910 | 5.74 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1911 | 5.57 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1912 | 5.36 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1913 | 5.34 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1914 | 5.42 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1915 | 5.4 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1916 | 5.42 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1917 | 5.01 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1918 | 5.07 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1919 | 5.15 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1920 | 4.79 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1921 | 4.85 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1922 | 4.8 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1923 | 4.89 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1924 | 4.86 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1925 | 4.7 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1926 | 4.91 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1927 | 4.7 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1928 | 4.87 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1929 | 4.9 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1930 | 4.87 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1931 | 4.98 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1932 | 4.99 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 4.99 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 5.08 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1935 | 4.8 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1936 | 4.91 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1937 | 4.92 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1938 | 4.99 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1939 | 4.98 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1940 | 4.89 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1941 | 4.93 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1942 | 4.9 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1943 | 4.97 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1944 | 4.95 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1945 | 5.09 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1946 | 5.14 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1947 | 5.15 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1948 | 5.16 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 4.93 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1950 | 5.04 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1951 | 5.08 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 5 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1953 | 4.96 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 5 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 4.99 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 5.01 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 5.03 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 5.03 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 4.99 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 4.23 tonnes per person | -15.4% |
| 1961 | 5.02 tonnes per person | +18.8% |
| 1962 | 5.27 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 4.88 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1964 | 5.08 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 4.83 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 4.33 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1967 | 5.12 tonnes per person | +18.2% |
| 1968 | 5.2 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 4.35 tonnes per person | -16.4% |
| 1970 | 4.57 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 4.71 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 4.44 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 4.22 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 4.46 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 3.71 tonnes per person | -16.8% |
| 1976 | 3.58 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 3.6 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 4.01 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 3.95 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 3.87 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 3.77 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 3.42 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1983 | 3.5 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 7.3 tonnes per person | +108.6% |
| 1985 | 8.54 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 1986 | 9.38 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 7.31 tonnes per person | -22.1% |
| 1988 | 5.27 tonnes per person | -27.9% |
| 1989 | 5.39 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 3.14 tonnes per person | -41.6% |
| 1991 | 2.66 tonnes per person | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 3.59 tonnes per person | +34.9% |
| 1993 | 2.67 tonnes per person | -25.6% |
| 1994 | 4.02 tonnes per person | +50.4% |
| 1995 | 3.41 tonnes per person | -15.2% |
| 1996 | 2.91 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1997 | 11.52 tonnes per person | +295.7% |
| 1998 | 3.3 tonnes per person | -71.4% |
| 1999 | 3.11 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 3.02 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 2.34 tonnes per person | -22.3% |
| 2002 | 3.85 tonnes per person | +64.1% |
| 2003 | 2.14 tonnes per person | -44.4% |
| 2004 | 2.77 tonnes per person | +29.5% |
| 2005 | 2.37 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 5.17 tonnes per person | +117.5% |
| 2007 | 2.98 tonnes per person | -42.3% |
| 2008 | 3.63 tonnes per person | +22.0% |
| 2009 | 4.9 tonnes per person | +34.9% |
| 2010 | 3.91 tonnes per person | -20.2% |
| 2011 | 4.19 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 4.48 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 4.84 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 5.17 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 6.85 tonnes per person | +32.4% |
| 2016 | 3.3 tonnes per person | -51.8% |
| 2017 | 2.92 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 2.92 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.74 tonnes per person | +28.1% |
| 2020 | 2.44 tonnes per person | -34.8% |
| 2021 | 2.5 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 1.98 tonnes per person | -21.0% |
| 2023 | 2.36 tonnes per person | +19.4% |
| 2024 | 2.03 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 2.03 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 tonnes per person, 746.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 2.03 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3733 tonnes per person, 5.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +295.7% | 2.91 tonnes per person | 11.52 tonnes per person |
| 2006 | +117.5% | 2.37 tonnes per person | 5.17 tonnes per person |
| 1984 | +108.6% | 3.5 tonnes per person | 7.3 tonnes per person |
| 1998 | -71.4% | 11.52 tonnes per person | 3.3 tonnes per person |
| 2002 | +64.1% | 2.34 tonnes per person | 3.85 tonnes per person |
| 1851 | +60.1% | 4.53 tonnes per person | 7.24 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.62 tonnes per person | 4.53 tonnes per person | 11.56 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 10.28 tonnes per person | 9.75 tonnes per person | 11.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 8.33 tonnes per person | 7.84 tonnes per person | 9.46 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.52 tonnes per person | 5.94 tonnes per person | 7.48 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.96 tonnes per person | 6.62 tonnes per person | 7.3 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 6.02 tonnes per person | 5.61 tonnes per person | 6.48 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 5.35 tonnes per person | 5.01 tonnes per person | 5.74 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.83 tonnes per person | 4.7 tonnes per person | 4.91 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.95 tonnes per person | 4.8 tonnes per person | 5.08 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.01 tonnes per person | 4.89 tonnes per person | 5.16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.01 tonnes per person | 4.96 tonnes per person | 5.08 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.83 tonnes per person | 4.23 tonnes per person | 5.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.12 tonnes per person | 3.58 tonnes per person | 4.71 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.78 tonnes per person | 3.42 tonnes per person | 9.38 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.03 tonnes per person | 2.66 tonnes per person | 11.52 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.32 tonnes per person | 2.14 tonnes per person | 5.17 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.23 tonnes per person | 2.92 tonnes per person | 6.85 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.26 tonnes per person | 1.98 tonnes per person | 2.5 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Indonesia?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Indonesia was 2.03 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.56 tonnes per person in 1859.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 tonnes per person in 2022.
- How does Indonesia rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Indonesia ranks 29th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.