Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Indonesia
Indonesia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Indonesia, 1970–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Indonesia stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Indonesia peaked at 5.9% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2024.
Indonesia ranks 22nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.3% | — |
| 1971 | 1.2% | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 1.7% | +41.8% |
| 1973 | 1.6% | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 2.0% | +21.9% |
| 1975 | 2.1% | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 2.3% | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 4.6% | +103.1% |
| 1978 | 5.4% | +16.8% |
| 1979 | 5.9% | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 4.0% | -31.4% |
| 1981 | 5.1% | +26.3% |
| 1982 | 4.3% | -15.9% |
| 1983 | 3.9% | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.8% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 4.1% | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 4.4% | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 4.5% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 5.2% | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 3.5% | -32.0% |
| 1991 | 4.1% | +14.9% |
| 1992 | 4.9% | +21.2% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | -35.5% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -23.9% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -11.5% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 2886.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +103.1% | 2.3% | 4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 1.2% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.7% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
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 share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Indonesia?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Indonesia was 0.8% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 1979.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2024.
- How does Indonesia rank for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Indonesia ranks 22nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.