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.
Per capita methane emissions in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.7807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.7836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1852 | 0.7862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1853 | 0.7887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1854 | 0.7909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1855 | 0.7929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1856 | 0.7947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 0.7963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1858 | 0.7976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1859 | 0.7988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.7997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1861 | 0.8002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1862 | 0.8002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.7999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.7994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1865 | 0.7991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.7989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.7986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.7984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.7983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.7979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.8005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1872 | 0.8026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1873 | 0.8044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1874 | 0.806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1875 | 0.8066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 0.807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1877 | 0.8087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 0.8107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1879 | 0.8129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1880 | 0.8155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1881 | 0.8181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1882 | 0.8197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1883 | 0.8216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1884 | 0.8233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 0.8243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1886 | 0.826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 0.8272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.8286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1889 | 0.8294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1890 | 0.831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1891 | 0.8321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1892 | 0.835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1893 | 0.8362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 0.8369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1895 | 0.8395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1896 | 0.8407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1897 | 0.8431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1898 | 0.8454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1899 | 0.8425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1900 | 0.8423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.8491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1902 | 0.8392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1903 | 0.8498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1904 | 0.8501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1906 | 0.852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1907 | 0.8567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1908 | 0.8556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1909 | 0.8561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.8537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1911 | 0.856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1912 | 0.846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1913 | 0.8453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1914 | 0.843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1915 | 0.8409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1916 | 0.8433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1917 | 0.8452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1918 | 0.8437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1919 | 0.8431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1920 | 0.8407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1921 | 0.8402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1922 | 0.8383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1923 | 0.844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1924 | 0.8437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.8461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 0.8428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1927 | 0.8506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1928 | 0.8606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1929 | 0.8811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1930 | 0.8731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1931 | 0.8724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1932 | 0.875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1933 | 0.882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1934 | 0.8888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1935 | 0.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1936 | 0.9027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1937 | 0.9237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1938 | 0.9321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1939 | 0.9425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1940 | 0.9368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1941 | 0.9241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1942 | 0.857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.3% |
| 1943 | 0.9185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.2% |
| 1944 | 0.8693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 1945 | 0.8425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1946 | 0.8353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1947 | 0.8509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1948 | 0.9137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.4% |
| 1949 | 0.9486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1950 | 0.8801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 1951 | 0.8758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 0.8932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1953 | 0.896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 0.9047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 0.9413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1956 | 0.9446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 0.9484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 0.947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 0.9535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 0.9362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 0.9265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.9167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.4% |
| 1964 | 0.8512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.8748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.8674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.8378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 0.8706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.8951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.9275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 0.846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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
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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)
- 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 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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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.