Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Indonesia
Indonesia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 6.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
6.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
67th
of 199 countries
All-time high
14.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1997
All-time low
4.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1976
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Indonesia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Indonesia is 6.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Indonesia peaked at 14.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1976.
Indonesia ranks 67th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 9.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 8.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 7.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 5.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 64 Cyprus 6.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 65 Israel 6.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 66 Venezuela 6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 68 Congo 6.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 69 Andorra 6.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 70 Cook Islands 6.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Indonesia?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Indonesia was 6.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1976.
- How does Indonesia rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Indonesia ranks 67th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.