Per capita methane emissions in Indonesia
Indonesia: Per capita methane emissions was 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
47th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.7807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Indonesia stood at 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.8057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.8234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 44 Algeria 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 45 Laos 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 46 Guinea 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 48 Suriname 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 49 Uzbekistan 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 50 Equatorial Guinea 1.43 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 methane emissions in Indonesia?
- Per capita methane emissions in Indonesia was 1.45 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 methane emissions recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.