Long run air pollution in Indonesia
Indonesia: Long run air pollution was 5.51 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
5.51 million
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
4th
of 220 countries
All-time high
5.51 million
in 2022
All-time low
2,259
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Indonesia, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long run air pollution in Indonesia is 5.51 million, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Indonesia peaked at 5.51 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,259, in 1750.
That places Indonesia 4th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 2,259 | — |
| 1751 | 2,264 | +0.3% |
| 1752 | 2,270 | +0.3% |
| 1753 | 2,276 | +0.3% |
| 1754 | 2,282 | +0.3% |
| 1755 | 2,288 | +0.3% |
| 1756 | 2,293 | +0.3% |
| 1757 | 2,299 | +0.3% |
| 1758 | 2,305 | +0.3% |
| 1759 | 2,311 | +0.3% |
| 1760 | 2,317 | +0.3% |
| 1761 | 2,322 | +0.2% |
| 1762 | 2,328 | +0.2% |
| 1763 | 2,334 | +0.2% |
| 1764 | 2,340 | +0.2% |
| 1765 | 2,346 | +0.2% |
| 1766 | 2,351 | +0.2% |
| 1767 | 2,357 | +0.2% |
| 1768 | 2,363 | +0.2% |
| 1769 | 2,369 | +0.2% |
| 1770 | 2,375 | +0.2% |
| 1771 | 2,380 | +0.2% |
| 1772 | 2,386 | +0.2% |
| 1773 | 2,392 | +0.2% |
| 1774 | 2,398 | +0.2% |
| 1775 | 2,403 | +0.2% |
| 1776 | 2,409 | +0.2% |
| 1777 | 2,415 | +0.2% |
| 1778 | 2,421 | +0.2% |
| 1779 | 2,426 | +0.2% |
| 1780 | 2,432 | +0.2% |
| 1781 | 2,438 | +0.2% |
| 1782 | 2,443 | +0.2% |
| 1783 | 2,449 | +0.2% |
| 1784 | 2,455 | +0.2% |
| 1785 | 2,461 | +0.2% |
| 1786 | 2,466 | +0.2% |
| 1787 | 2,472 | +0.2% |
| 1788 | 2,478 | +0.2% |
| 1789 | 2,483 | +0.2% |
| 1790 | 2,489 | +0.2% |
| 1791 | 2,495 | +0.2% |
| 1792 | 2,500 | +0.2% |
| 1793 | 2,506 | +0.2% |
| 1794 | 2,512 | +0.2% |
| 1795 | 2,517 | +0.2% |
| 1796 | 2,523 | +0.2% |
| 1797 | 2,529 | +0.2% |
| 1798 | 2,534 | +0.2% |
| 1799 | 2,540 | +0.2% |
| 1800 | 2,546 | +0.2% |
| 1801 | 2,553 | +0.3% |
| 1802 | 2,561 | +0.3% |
| 1803 | 2,569 | +0.3% |
| 1804 | 2,576 | +0.3% |
| 1805 | 2,584 | +0.3% |
| 1806 | 2,591 | +0.3% |
| 1807 | 2,599 | +0.3% |
| 1808 | 2,607 | +0.3% |
| 1809 | 2,614 | +0.3% |
| 1810 | 2,622 | +0.3% |
| 1811 | 2,630 | +0.3% |
| 1812 | 2,637 | +0.3% |
| 1813 | 2,645 | +0.3% |
| 1814 | 2,653 | +0.3% |
| 1815 | 2,660 | +0.3% |
| 1816 | 2,668 | +0.3% |
| 1817 | 2,676 | +0.3% |
| 1818 | 2,683 | +0.3% |
| 1819 | 2,691 | +0.3% |
| 1820 | 2,699 | +0.3% |
| 1821 | 2,726 | +1.0% |
| 1822 | 2,753 | +1.0% |
| 1823 | 2,780 | +1.0% |
| 1824 | 2,807 | +1.0% |
| 1825 | 2,834 | +1.0% |
| 1826 | 2,861 | +1.0% |
| 1827 | 2,888 | +0.9% |
| 1828 | 2,915 | +0.9% |
| 1829 | 2,942 | +0.9% |
| 1830 | 2,970 | +0.9% |
| 1831 | 2,997 | +0.9% |
| 1832 | 3,024 | +0.9% |
| 1833 | 3,051 | +0.9% |
| 1834 | 3,079 | +0.9% |
| 1835 | 3,106 | +0.9% |
| 1836 | 3,133 | +0.9% |
| 1837 | 3,161 | +0.9% |
| 1838 | 3,188 | +0.9% |
| 1839 | 3,216 | +0.9% |
| 1840 | 3,243 | +0.9% |
| 1841 | 3,271 | +0.8% |
| 1842 | 3,298 | +0.8% |
| 1843 | 3,326 | +0.8% |
| 1844 | 3,353 | +0.8% |
| 1845 | 3,381 | +0.8% |
| 1846 | 3,408 | +0.8% |
| 1847 | 3,436 | +0.8% |
| 1848 | 3,464 | +0.8% |
| 1849 | 3,491 | +0.8% |
| 1850 | 3,542 | +1.4% |
| 1851 | 3,576 | +1.0% |
| 1852 | 3,611 | +1.0% |
| 1853 | 3,646 | +1.0% |
| 1854 | 3,681 | +1.0% |
| 1855 | 3,716 | +1.0% |
| 1856 | 3,752 | +1.0% |
| 1857 | 3,788 | +1.0% |
| 1858 | 3,824 | +0.9% |
| 1859 | 3,860 | +0.9% |
| 1860 | 3,896 | +0.9% |
| 1861 | 3,937 | +1.1% |
| 1862 | 3,978 | +1.0% |
| 1863 | 4,020 | +1.0% |
| 1864 | 4,061 | +1.0% |
| 1865 | 4,103 | +1.0% |
| 1866 | 4,146 | +1.0% |
| 1867 | 4,188 | +1.0% |
| 1868 | 4,231 | +1.0% |
| 1869 | 4,274 | +1.0% |
| 1870 | 4,319 | +1.1% |
| 1871 | 4,387 | +1.6% |
| 1872 | 4,457 | +1.6% |
| 1873 | 4,521 | +1.4% |
| 1874 | 4,578 | +1.3% |
| 1875 | 4,625 | +1.0% |
| 1876 | 4,666 | +0.9% |
| 1877 | 4,717 | +1.1% |
| 1878 | 4,765 | +1.0% |
| 1879 | 4,810 | +1.0% |
| 1880 | 4,877 | +1.4% |
| 1881 | 4,951 | +1.5% |
| 1882 | 5,014 | +1.3% |
| 1883 | 5,092 | +1.6% |
| 1884 | 5,165 | +1.4% |
| 1885 | 5,255 | +1.8% |
| 1886 | 5,312 | +1.1% |
| 1887 | 5,364 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | 5,422 | +1.1% |
| 1889 | 5,479 | +1.1% |
| 1890 | 5,591 | +2.1% |
| 1891 | 5,687 | +1.7% |
| 1892 | 7,157 | +25.9% |
| 1893 | 8,232 | +15.0% |
| 1894 | 8,451 | +2.7% |
| 1895 | 10,535 | +24.7% |
| 1896 | 11,215 | +6.4% |
| 1897 | 13,122 | +17.0% |
| 1898 | 14,801 | +12.8% |
| 1899 | 13,023 | -12.0% |
| 1900 | 13,558 | +4.1% |
| 1901 | 22,782 | +68.0% |
| 1902 | 17,078 | -25.0% |
| 1903 | 29,623 | +73.5% |
| 1904 | 32,619 | +10.1% |
| 1905 | 38,071 | +16.7% |
| 1906 | 39,864 | +4.7% |
| 1907 | 46,717 | +17.2% |
| 1908 | 48,128 | +3.0% |
| 1909 | 51,367 | +6.7% |
| 1910 | 51,784 | +0.8% |
| 1911 | 56,093 | +8.3% |
| 1912 | 48,808 | -13.0% |
| 1913 | 50,157 | +2.8% |
| 1914 | 50,500 | +0.7% |
| 1915 | 50,757 | +0.5% |
| 1916 | 54,949 | +8.3% |
| 1917 | 56,982 | +3.7% |
| 1918 | 56,924 | -0.1% |
| 1919 | 59,438 | +4.4% |
| 1920 | 62,393 | +5.0% |
| 1921 | 64,357 | +3.1% |
| 1922 | 63,647 | -1.1% |
| 1923 | 71,944 | +13.0% |
| 1924 | 75,482 | +4.9% |
| 1925 | 79,875 | +5.8% |
| 1926 | 79,508 | -0.5% |
| 1927 | 91,552 | +15.1% |
| 1928 | 104,865 | +14.5% |
| 1929 | 130,753 | +24.7% |
| 1930 | 126,473 | -3.3% |
| 1931 | 121,934 | -3.6% |
| 1932 | 124,023 | +1.7% |
| 1933 | 132,742 | +7.0% |
| 1934 | 142,069 | +7.0% |
| 1935 | 146,092 | +2.8% |
| 1936 | 158,979 | +8.8% |
| 1937 | 182,145 | +14.6% |
| 1938 | 190,588 | +4.6% |
| 1939 | 203,471 | +6.8% |
| 1940 | 197,424 | -3.0% |
| 1941 | 187,103 | -5.2% |
| 1942 | 90,648 | -51.6% |
| 1943 | 157,992 | +74.3% |
| 1944 | 85,826 | -45.7% |
| 1945 | 47,688 | -44.4% |
| 1946 | 33,012 | -30.8% |
| 1947 | 52,493 | +59.0% |
| 1948 | 131,835 | +151.1% |
| 1949 | 180,022 | +36.6% |
| 1950 | 90,009 | -50.0% |
| 1951 | 85,151 | -5.4% |
| 1952 | 104,970 | +23.3% |
| 1953 | 105,543 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 113,412 | +7.5% |
| 1955 | 148,797 | +31.2% |
| 1956 | 151,717 | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 154,147 | +1.6% |
| 1958 | 152,527 | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 159,151 | +4.3% |
| 1960 | 142,091 | -10.7% |
| 1961 | 169,289 | +19.1% |
| 1962 | 153,270 | -9.5% |
| 1963 | 149,372 | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 149,254 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 154,777 | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 145,521 | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 144,006 | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 161,029 | +11.8% |
| 1969 | 201,540 | +25.2% |
| 1970 | 217,094 | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 239,870 | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 264,503 | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 298,968 | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 304,291 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 312,298 | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 299,406 | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 370,447 | +23.7% |
| 1978 | 388,296 | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 411,138 | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 457,962 | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 493,409 | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 522,151 | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 520,334 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 572,512 | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 599,676 | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 640,391 | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 688,806 | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 744,248 | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 800,169 | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 977,807 | +22.2% |
| 1991 | 1.02 million | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 1.09 million | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 1.15 million | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 1.21 million | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 1.34 million | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 1.39 million | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.49 million | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 1.49 million | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.52 million | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.57 million | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.63 million | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.70 million | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.78 million | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 1.97 million | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 2.15 million | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 2.38 million | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 2.74 million | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 2.85 million | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 3.06 million | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 3.17 million | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 3.74 million | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 4.31 million | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 4.34 million | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 4.41 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 4.17 million | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 4.14 million | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 4.30 million | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 5.02 million | +16.6% |
| 2019 | 5.20 million | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 4.91 million | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 5.17 million | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 5.51 million | +6.7% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 5.51 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 104,784, 52.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 5.51 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 102,909, 53.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | +151.1% | 52,493 | 131,835 |
| 1943 | +74.3% | 90,648 | 157,992 |
| 1903 | +73.5% | 17,078 | 29,623 |
| 1901 | +68.0% | 13,558 | 22,782 |
| 1947 | +59.0% | 33,012 | 52,493 |
| 1942 | -51.6% | 187,103 | 90,648 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 2,285 | 2,259 | 2,311 | 10 |
| 1760s | 2,343 | 2,317 | 2,369 | 10 |
| 1770s | 2,400 | 2,375 | 2,426 | 10 |
| 1780s | 2,458 | 2,432 | 2,483 | 10 |
| 1790s | 2,515 | 2,489 | 2,540 | 10 |
| 1800s | 2,580 | 2,546 | 2,614 | 10 |
| 1810s | 2,656 | 2,622 | 2,691 | 10 |
| 1820s | 2,820 | 2,699 | 2,942 | 10 |
| 1830s | 3,092 | 2,970 | 3,216 | 10 |
| 1840s | 3,367 | 3,243 | 3,491 | 10 |
| 1850s | 3,700 | 3,542 | 3,860 | 10 |
| 1860s | 4,083 | 3,896 | 4,274 | 10 |
| 1870s | 4,585 | 4,319 | 4,810 | 10 |
| 1880s | 5,193 | 4,877 | 5,479 | 10 |
| 1890s | 9,781 | 5,591 | 14,801 | 10 |
| 1900s | 33,981 | 13,558 | 51,367 | 10 |
| 1910s | 53,639 | 48,808 | 59,438 | 10 |
| 1920s | 82,438 | 62,393 | 130,753 | 10 |
| 1930s | 152,852 | 121,934 | 203,471 | 10 |
| 1940s | 116,404 | 33,012 | 197,424 | 10 |
| 1950s | 126,542 | 85,151 | 159,151 | 10 |
| 1960s | 157,015 | 142,091 | 201,540 | 10 |
| 1970s | 310,631 | 217,094 | 411,138 | 10 |
| 1980s | 603,966 | 457,962 | 800,169 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 million | 977,807 | 1.52 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.18 million | 1.57 million | 3.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.28 million | 3.17 million | 5.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.20 million | 4.91 million | 5.51 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More environment data for Indonesia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.5932 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0368 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.153 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 5.52 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long run air pollution in Indonesia?
- Long run air pollution in Indonesia was 5.51 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.51 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,259 in 1750.
- How does Indonesia rank for long run air pollution?
- Indonesia ranks 4th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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