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Per capita methane emissions in Indonesia

Indonesia: Per capita methane emissions was 1.45 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.45
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
47th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.47
in 2023
All-time low
0.7807
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Indonesia, 1850–2024

00.511.5185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Indonesia stood at 1.45.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Indonesia peaked at 1.47 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7807, in 1850.

That places Indonesia 47th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Per capita methane emissions in Indonesia, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.7807 —
1851 0.7836 +0.4%
1852 0.7862 +0.3%
1853 0.7887 +0.3%
1854 0.7909 +0.3%
1855 0.7929 +0.3%
1856 0.7947 +0.2%
1857 0.7963 +0.2%
1858 0.7976 +0.2%
1859 0.7988 +0.1%
1860 0.7997 +0.1%
1861 0.8002 +0.1%
1862 0.8002 -0.0%
1863 0.7999 -0.0%
1864 0.7994 -0.1%
1865 0.7991 -0.0%
1866 0.7989 -0.0%
1867 0.7986 -0.0%
1868 0.7984 -0.0%
1869 0.7983 -0.0%
1870 0.7979 -0.0%
1871 0.8005 +0.3%
1872 0.8026 +0.3%
1873 0.8044 +0.2%
1874 0.806 +0.2%
1875 0.8066 +0.1%
1876 0.807 +0.1%
1877 0.8087 +0.2%
1878 0.8107 +0.2%
1879 0.8129 +0.3%
1880 0.8155 +0.3%
1881 0.8181 +0.3%
1882 0.8197 +0.2%
1883 0.8216 +0.2%
1884 0.8233 +0.2%
1885 0.8243 +0.1%
1886 0.826 +0.2%
1887 0.8272 +0.1%
1888 0.8286 +0.2%
1889 0.8294 +0.1%
1890 0.831 +0.2%
1891 0.8321 +0.1%
1892 0.835 +0.3%
1893 0.8362 +0.1%
1894 0.8369 +0.1%
1895 0.8395 +0.3%
1896 0.8407 +0.1%
1897 0.8431 +0.3%
1898 0.8454 +0.3%
1899 0.8425 -0.3%
1900 0.8423 -0.0%
1901 0.8491 +0.8%
1902 0.8392 -1.2%
1903 0.8498 +1.3%
1904 0.8501 +0.0%
1905 0.853 +0.3%
1906 0.852 -0.1%
1907 0.8567 +0.6%
1908 0.8556 -0.1%
1909 0.8561 +0.1%
1910 0.8537 -0.3%
1911 0.856 +0.3%
1912 0.846 -1.2%
1913 0.8453 -0.1%
1914 0.843 -0.3%
1915 0.8409 -0.3%
1916 0.8433 +0.3%
1917 0.8452 +0.2%
1918 0.8437 -0.2%
1919 0.8431 -0.1%
1920 0.8407 -0.3%
1921 0.8402 -0.1%
1922 0.8383 -0.2%
1923 0.844 +0.7%
1924 0.8437 -0.0%
1925 0.8461 +0.3%
1926 0.8428 -0.4%
1927 0.8506 +0.9%
1928 0.8606 +1.2%
1929 0.8811 +2.4%
1930 0.8731 -0.9%
1931 0.8724 -0.1%
1932 0.875 +0.3%
1933 0.882 +0.8%
1934 0.8888 +0.8%
1935 0.89 +0.1%
1936 0.9027 +1.4%
1937 0.9237 +2.3%
1938 0.9321 +0.9%
1939 0.9425 +1.1%
1940 0.9368 -0.6%
1941 0.9241 -1.4%
1942 0.857 -7.3%
1943 0.9185 +7.2%
1944 0.8693 -5.4%
1945 0.8425 -3.1%
1946 0.8353 -0.8%
1947 0.8509 +1.9%
1948 0.9137 +7.4%
1949 0.9486 +3.8%
1950 0.8801 -7.2%
1951 0.8758 -0.5%
1952 0.8932 +2.0%
1953 0.896 +0.3%
1954 0.9047 +1.0%
1955 0.9413 +4.0%
1956 0.9446 +0.3%
1957 0.9484 +0.4%
1958 0.947 -0.1%
1959 0.9535 +0.7%
1960 0.9362 -1.8%
1961 0.9265 -1.0%
1962 0.9167 -1.0%
1963 0.858 -6.4%
1964 0.8512 -0.8%
1965 0.8748 +2.8%
1966 0.8674 -0.8%
1967 0.8378 -3.4%
1968 0.884 +5.5%
1969 0.8706 -1.5%
1970 0.8951 +2.8%
1971 0.886 -1.0%
1972 0.8861 +0.0%
1973 0.9339 +5.4%
1974 0.923 -1.2%
1975 0.8897 -3.6%
1976 0.9067 +1.9%
1977 0.9275 +2.3%
1978 0.9246 -0.3%
1979 0.8994 -2.7%
1980 0.8956 -0.4%
1981 0.9011 +0.6%
1982 0.8346 -7.4%
1983 0.846 +1.4%
1984 0.8763 +3.6%
1985 0.8613 -1.7%
1986 0.8717 +1.2%
1987 0.8528 -2.2%
1988 0.8502 -0.3%
1989 0.8743 +2.8%
1990 0.8858 +1.3%
1991 0.907 +2.4%
1992 0.9441 +4.1%
1993 0.9416 -0.3%
1994 0.9523 +1.1%
1995 0.9551 +0.3%
1996 0.987 +3.3%
1997 0.9901 +0.3%
1998 0.9523 -3.8%
1999 0.9265 -2.7%
2000 0.9213 -0.6%
2001 0.9179 -0.4%
2002 0.8993 -2.0%
2003 0.8944 -0.5%
2004 0.9019 +0.8%
2005 0.9065 +0.5%
2006 0.9449 +4.2%
2007 0.9479 +0.3%
2008 0.9556 +0.8%
2009 0.9953 +4.2%
2010 1 +0.9%
2011 1.16 +15.0%
2012 1.19 +3.0%
2013 1.17 -1.6%
2014 1.19 +1.6%
2015 1.14 -4.2%
2016 1.14 -0.2%
2017 1.2 +5.5%
2018 1.31 +8.8%
2019 1.34 +2.9%
2020 1.28 -4.6%
2021 1.27 -0.9%
2022 1.38 +9.0%
2023 1.47 +6.0%
2024 1.45 -1.0%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 1.45 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 1.45 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.82, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.791 0.7807 0.7988 10
1860s 0.7993 0.7983 0.8002 10
1870s 0.8057 0.7979 0.8129 10
1880s 0.8234 0.8155 0.8294 10
1890s 0.8382 0.831 0.8454 10
1900s 0.8504 0.8392 0.8567 10
1910s 0.846 0.8409 0.856 10
1920s 0.8488 0.8383 0.8811 10
1930s 0.8982 0.8724 0.9425 10
1940s 0.8897 0.8353 0.9486 10
1950s 0.9185 0.8758 0.9535 10
1960s 0.8823 0.8378 0.9362 10
1970s 0.9072 0.886 0.9339 10
1980s 0.8664 0.8346 0.9011 10
1990s 0.9442 0.8858 0.9901 10
2000s 0.9285 0.8944 0.9953 10
2010s 1.18 1 1.34 10
2020s 1.37 1.27 1.47 5

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 44 Algeria 1.48 compare
  2. 45 Laos 1.47 compare
  3. 46 Guinea 1.46 compare
  4. 48 Suriname 1.45 compare
  5. 49 Uzbekistan 1.45 compare
  6. 50 Equatorial Guinea 1.43 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Indonesia?
Per capita methane emissions in Indonesia was 1.45 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 1.47 in 2023.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7807 in 1850.
How does Indonesia rank for per capita methane emissions?
Indonesia ranks 47th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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