Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Indonesia
Indonesia: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.6%
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
18th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2024
All-time low
0.0%
in 1889
Years of data
136
1889–2024
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Indonesia, 1889–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 0.6% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in 2024. That is the highest value across all 136 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 94.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Indonesia peaked at 0.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1889.
That places Indonesia 18th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1889 | 0.0% | — |
| 1890 | 0.0% | +378.3% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | +110.4% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | +449.2% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +70.0% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | +56.3% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | +45.4% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | +32.0% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | +26.0% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | +19.0% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | +16.8% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | +14.5% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | +11.6% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | +8.6% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | +8.1% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | +9.8% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | +10.7% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | +9.3% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +8.8% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | +9.0% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | +8.5% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | +8.4% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | +6.5% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1934 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 1935 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +7.0% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 47.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 8.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | +449.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1890 | +378.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1891 | +110.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1893 | +70.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1894 | +56.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1895 | +45.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Indonesia?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Indonesia was 0.6% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1889.
- How does Indonesia rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Indonesia ranks 18th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.9%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.