Brazil vs Indonesia: Annual CO₂ emissions from cement

Brazil
25.38 million tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia
30.02 million tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
10th
Indonesia rank
7th

Annual CO₂ emissions from cement over time

  • Brazil
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 30.02 million tonnes against 25.38 million tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 4.64 million tonnes.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 211 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 8 and Indonesia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Indonesia Difference Ahead
1920s 45,428 tonnes 36,343 tonnes 9,086 tonnes Brazil
1930s 182,449 tonnes 48,337 tonnes 134,112 tonnes Brazil
1940s 430,567 tonnes 10,540 tonnes 420,027 tonnes Brazil
1950s 1.29 million tonnes 85,406 tonnes 1.20 million tonnes Brazil
1960s 2.82 million tonnes 203,883 tonnes 2.62 million tonnes Brazil
1970s 7.81 million tonnes 878,964 tonnes 6.93 million tonnes Brazil
1980s 10.96 million tonnes 5.20 million tonnes 5.77 million tonnes Brazil
1990s 12.61 million tonnes 11.89 million tonnes 721,755 tonnes Brazil
2000s 15.69 million tonnes 18.41 million tonnes 2.72 million tonnes Indonesia
2010s 22.60 million tonnes 25.99 million tonnes 3.40 million tonnes Indonesia
2020s 24.98 million tonnes 30.13 million tonnes 5.15 million tonnes Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from cement, Brazil or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 30.02 million tonnes against 25.38 million tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from cement between Brazil and Indonesia?
4.64 million tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from cement?
Brazil ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from cement
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 24,035 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes.