India vs Indonesia: Emissions of air pollutants

India
9.56 million tonnes
in 2022
Indonesia
5.51 million tonnes
in 2022
India rank
2nd
Indonesia rank
4th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • India
  • Indonesia
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M175018862022

How they compare

India currently reports 9.56 million tonnes against 5.51 million tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 4.05 million tonnes.

That makes India's figure about 1.7 times Indonesia's.

Across all 273 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 4th of 220 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 28 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Indonesia Difference Ahead
1750s 30,757 tonnes 2,285 tonnes 28,473 tonnes India
1760s 31,359 tonnes 2,343 tonnes 29,016 tonnes India
1770s 31,970 tonnes 2,400 tonnes 29,570 tonnes India
1780s 32,590 tonnes 2,458 tonnes 30,132 tonnes India
1790s 33,219 tonnes 2,515 tonnes 30,704 tonnes India
1800s 34,060 tonnes 2,580 tonnes 31,480 tonnes India
1810s 35,170 tonnes 2,656 tonnes 32,514 tonnes India
1820s 36,430 tonnes 2,820 tonnes 33,610 tonnes India
1830s 38,209 tonnes 3,092 tonnes 35,116 tonnes India
1840s 40,474 tonnes 3,367 tonnes 37,107 tonnes India
1850s 43,201 tonnes 3,700 tonnes 39,502 tonnes India
1860s 46,821 tonnes 4,083 tonnes 42,738 tonnes India
1870s 50,404 tonnes 4,585 tonnes 45,820 tonnes India
1880s 63,780 tonnes 5,193 tonnes 58,587 tonnes India
1890s 85,044 tonnes 9,781 tonnes 75,263 tonnes India
1900s 141,734 tonnes 33,981 tonnes 107,753 tonnes India
1910s 216,820 tonnes 53,639 tonnes 163,180 tonnes India
1920s 252,982 tonnes 82,438 tonnes 170,544 tonnes India
1930s 256,624 tonnes 152,852 tonnes 103,772 tonnes India
1940s 318,852 tonnes 116,404 tonnes 202,447 tonnes India
1950s 535,309 tonnes 126,542 tonnes 408,767 tonnes India
1960s 916,624 tonnes 157,015 tonnes 759,609 tonnes India
1970s 1.53 million tonnes 310,631 tonnes 1.22 million tonnes India
1980s 2.56 million tonnes 603,966 tonnes 1.96 million tonnes India
1990s 4.54 million tonnes 1.27 million tonnes 3.28 million tonnes India
2000s 6.42 million tonnes 2.18 million tonnes 4.23 million tonnes India
2010s 9.32 million tonnes 4.28 million tonnes 5.04 million tonnes India
2020s 9.18 million tonnes 5.20 million tonnes 3.98 million tonnes India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, India or Indonesia?
India, at 9.56 million tonnes against 5.51 million tonnes in Indonesia as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between India and Indonesia?
4.05 million tonnes, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do India and Indonesia rank globally for emissions of air pollutants?
India ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 4th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.