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
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M196519942024

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

Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.