Indonesia vs South Africa: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)

Indonesia
0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia rank
65th
South Africa rank
68th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time

  • Indonesia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Indonesia ranks 65th and South Africa ranks 68th of 203 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), Indonesia or South Africa?
Indonesia, at 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Indonesia and South Africa?
0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and South Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and South Africa rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
Indonesia ranks 65th and South Africa ranks 68th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.