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| Carbon Dioxide Emissions |
Compared to the above countries, Indonesia ranks low on CO2 emissions and has been experiencing a small amount of growth, compared to other countries. It becomes very evident that China has the largest carbon dioxide emissions with the US in second. However when looking at per capita carbon emissions the US is ranked number 12 while China is ranked 63. With that in mind, and while also thinking about China's industry and an average persons accessibility to keeping out CO2, I believe that a US citizen is more responsible for emitting CO2.
Total Fossil Fuel emissions in thousands of metric tons of carbon.
When looking at the numbers cumulatively it is easy to see that the US is responsible for more metric tons of carbon than any other country. China lets off 37.28% of the US's total emissions despite the fact that China currently lets off more CO2. India only lets off 10.58% of the US. Compared to the US, Indonesia only gives off 2.48% of the amount that the US gives off. This all helps to prove that the US is such a great contributor to CO2 emissions, when we as a society are constantly reassured that this doesn't matter.
Globally, the trends are all the same when it comes to CO2 emissions, they all contain an increase in CO2.
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| Carbon Dioxide Concentration |
The CO2 emissions from Indonesia are mostly caused by solid and then liquid fuels. Liquid fuel emissions have fluctuated throughout the years, but have increased dramatically around 1967. Until just before 2010, liquid emissions have been the greatest contributor even with this fluctuation. However solid fuel emissions surpassed liquid emissions due to the exponential growth of solid fuel emissions.This expansion of solid fuel is most likely due to Indonesias increase in coal power plants, as they start to develop and rely more heavily on coal.
Per capita CO2 emissions:
In 2008, CO2 emissions per capita were at 0.49 thousand of metric tons per capita. When compared to the US that has 4.7 metric tons per thousand, it is 10.42% of the US's CO2 emissions per capita. This is most likely due to the fact that only recently has the Indonesian population experienced a growth in the amount of cars. Compared to other countries, Indonesia ranks 132 with its CO2 emissions per capita out of 216. The US ranks at number 12. Overall, I think that Indonesia per capita emissions are within a decent range for a developed country. However with their recent expansion of car owners, this rank may go up in the near future.
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