What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Indonesia?

The highest recorded value was 3.82 million tonnes in 2022.

What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Indonesia?

The lowest recorded value was 4,639 tonnes in 1750.

How does Indonesia rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?

Indonesia ranks 4th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Indonesia?

Over the last ten years it is up 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Indonesia data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Indonesia

Name: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Indonesia
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Indonesia: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 3.82 million tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

3.82 million tonnes

Change on year

up 17.8%

World rank

4th

of 220 countries

All-time high

3.82 million tonnes

in 2022

All-time low

4,639 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Indonesia, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Indonesia is 3.82 million tonnes, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.

The figure is up 17.8% on the previous year and up 48.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Indonesia peaked at 3.82 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,639 tonnes, in 1750.

Indonesia ranks 4th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	4,690 tonnes	4,639 tonnes	4,742 tonnes	10
1760s	4,804 tonnes	4,753 tonnes	4,855 tonnes	10
1770s	4,917 tonnes	4,867 tonnes	4,967 tonnes	10
1780s	5,028 tonnes	4,978 tonnes	5,077 tonnes	10
1790s	5,137 tonnes	5,088 tonnes	5,186 tonnes	10
1800s	5,245 tonnes	5,197 tonnes	5,292 tonnes	10
1810s	5,350 tonnes	5,303 tonnes	5,396 tonnes	10
1820s	5,626 tonnes	5,407 tonnes	5,845 tonnes	10
1830s	6,110 tonnes	5,893 tonnes	6,326 tonnes	10
1840s	6,587 tonnes	6,374 tonnes	6,801 tonnes	10
1850s	7,207 tonnes	6,854 tonnes	7,571 tonnes	10
1860s	8,050 tonnes	7,655 tonnes	8,456 tonnes	10
1870s	9,104 tonnes	8,559 tonnes	9,507 tonnes	10
1880s	10,205 tonnes	9,674 tonnes	10,813 tonnes	10
1890s	15,721 tonnes	11,181 tonnes	19,878 tonnes	10
1900s	32,723 tonnes	20,564 tonnes	45,271 tonnes	10
1910s	50,367 tonnes	45,891 tonnes	59,334 tonnes	10
1920s	80,899 tonnes	63,627 tonnes	117,266 tonnes	10
1930s	125,518 tonnes	100,808 tonnes	168,343 tonnes	10
1940s	92,570 tonnes	28,802 tonnes	168,045 tonnes	10
1950s	101,132 tonnes	68,431 tonnes	130,115 tonnes	10
1960s	129,098 tonnes	115,852 tonnes	159,580 tonnes	10
1970s	227,917 tonnes	163,682 tonnes	297,235 tonnes	10
1980s	456,158 tonnes	329,132 tonnes	625,590 tonnes	10
1990s	904,426 tonnes	704,783 tonnes	1.20 million tonnes	10
2000s	1.59 million tonnes	1.27 million tonnes	1.87 million tonnes	10
2010s	2.67 million tonnes	2.04 million tonnes	3.23 million tonnes	10
2020s	3.42 million tonnes	3.21 million tonnes	3.82 million tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Indonesia

1 India 11.28 million tonnes compare
2 China 10.38 million tonnes compare
3 Russia 5.25 million tonnes compare
5 Saudi Arabia 3.46 million tonnes compare
6 Turkey 2.99 million tonnes compare
7 South Africa 2.83 million tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More energy & mining data for Indonesia

Fuel imports 15.2% (2025)
Ores and metals imports 4.7% (2025)
Ores and metals exports 9.2% (2025)
Gas production 718.17 terawatt-hours (2025)
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 2,514 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
Fossil fuel production by fuel 718.17 terawatt-hours (2025)
Gas production per person 2,514 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
Fuel exports 16.0% (2025)
Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.5% (2023)
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 64.3% (2023)

All data for Indonesia →

Frequently asked questions

What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Indonesia?: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Indonesia was 3.82 million tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Indonesia?: The highest recorded value was 3.82 million tonnes in 2022.
What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Indonesia?: The lowest recorded value was 4,639 tonnes in 1750.
How does Indonesia rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: Indonesia ranks 4th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Indonesia?: Over the last ten years it is up 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
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: 07 August 2026

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.