India vs Indonesia: How have things changed?
India
18.45 million metric tons
in 2024
Indonesia
23.57 million metric tons
in 2024
India rank
3rd
Indonesia rank
2nd
How have things changed? over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 23.57 million metric tons against 18.45 million metric tons in India, a difference of 5.12 million metric tons.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.3 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was India ahead.
India ranks 3rd and Indonesia ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Indonesia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.45 million metric tons | 1.19 million metric tons | 259,946 metric tons | India |
| 1970s | 2.09 million metric tons | 1.44 million metric tons | 650,720 metric tons | India |
| 1980s | 2.84 million metric tons | 2.43 million metric tons | 410,321 metric tons | India |
| 1990s | 4.86 million metric tons | 4.18 million metric tons | 683,540 metric tons | India |
| 2000s | 6.65 million metric tons | 6.94 million metric tons | 283,589 metric tons | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 10.35 million metric tons | 19.50 million metric tons | 9.14 million metric tons | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 15.89 million metric tons | 22.55 million metric tons | 6.66 million metric tons | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, India or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 23.57 million metric tons against 18.45 million metric tons in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in how have things changed? between India and Indonesia?
- 5.12 million metric tons, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for how have things changed??
- India ranks 3rd and Indonesia ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How have things changed?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.