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