Indonesia vs South Korea
Indonesia vs South Korea: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 2.87 tonnes in Indonesia and 11.36 tonnes in South Korea, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Korea, by 8.5 tonnes, or 3.97 times that in Indonesia.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Indonesia ranked 94 and South Korea ranked 16 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Indonesia | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.87 | 11.36 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 2.75 | 11.42 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 2.59 | 11.87 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 2.25 | 12.34 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 2.17 | 11.91 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 2.34 | 12.65 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 2.21 | 13.19 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 2 | 12.95 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 1.92 | 12.67 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 1.96 | 12.62 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 1.95 | 12.43 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 1.86 | 12.73 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 2 | 12.85 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 2 | 12.97 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 1.8 | 12.37 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 1.69 | 11.28 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 1.65 | 11.26 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 1.7 | 11.11 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 1.64 | 10.81 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 1.57 | 10.71 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 1.58 | 10.8 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 1.57 | 10.5 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 1.46 | 10.38 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 1.46 | 10.07 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 1.38 | 9.92 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 1.39 | 9.24 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 1.33 | 8.5 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 1.33 | 9.99 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 1.24 | 9.59 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 1.2 | 9.03 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 1.08 | 8.46 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 1.03 | 7.91 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.96 | 7.34 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.94 | 6.75 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.88 | 6.07 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.75 | 5.67 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.73 | 5.44 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.69 | 4.87 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.69 | 4.77 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.64 | 4.63 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.6 | 4.47 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.6 | 4.02 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.62 | 3.74 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.63 | 3.81 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.61 | 3.71 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.63 | 3.7 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.6 | 3.31 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.52 | 3.18 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.39 | 2.84 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.37 | 2.58 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.37 | 2.42 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.34 | 2.34 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.31 | 1.94 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.27 | 1.92 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.27 | 1.93 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Indonesia vs South Korea
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023South Korea: 84.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024South Korea: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Korea: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIndonesia: 30.3% in 2022South Korea: 99.3% in 2022
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017South Korea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017South Korea: 20.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023South Korea: 51.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023South Korea: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023South Korea: 0.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025South Korea: 81.2% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023South Korea: 44.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023South Korea: 18.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023South Korea: 1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025South Korea: 2.6% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025South Korea: $48.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025South Korea: $924 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025South Korea: 10.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020South Korea: 569,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022South Korea: 2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020South Korea: 2.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025South Korea: 222 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIndonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021South Korea: 2.02 billion TIV in 2025