Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Indonesia
Indonesia: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 2.59 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Indonesia, 1990–2023
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
In 2023, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Indonesia stood at 2.59 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Indonesia peaked at 2.59 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.709 tonnes per person, in 1998.
That places Indonesia 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8014 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.8597 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9812 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1993 | 1.01 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.03 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.12 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 1.18 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.709 tonnes per person | -40.0% |
| 1999 | 1.14 tonnes per person | +60.6% |
| 2000 | 1.11 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.21 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 1.24 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.39 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 1.39 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.4 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.42 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.57 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 1.55 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.59 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.77 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 1.97 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 2.07 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 1.99 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.97 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.08 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 2.07 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.12 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.25 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 2.44 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 2.29 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 2.27 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.54 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 2.59 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 2.59 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.76 tonnes per person, 69% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 2.59 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.08 tonnes per person, 32% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +60.6% | 0.709 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person |
| 1998 | -40.0% | 1.18 tonnes per person | 0.709 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9845 tonnes per person | 0.709 tonnes per person | 1.18 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 tonnes per person | 1.11 tonnes per person | 1.59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 tonnes per person | 1.77 tonnes per person | 2.44 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 tonnes per person | 2.27 tonnes per person | 2.59 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Indonesia?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Indonesia was 2.59 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.709 tonnes per person in 1998.
- How does Indonesia rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Indonesia ranks 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.