Brazil vs Indonesia: Change air pollutant emissions

Brazil
7.96 million
in 2022
Indonesia
13.06 million
in 2022
Brazil rank
7th
Indonesia rank
6th

Change air pollutant emissions over time

  • Brazil
  • Indonesia
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M175018862022

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 13.06 million against 7.96 million in Brazil, a difference of 5.10 million.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.6 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Indonesia ahead.

Brazil ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Indonesia in 24.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Indonesia Difference Ahead
1750s 143,361 843,982 700,621 Indonesia
1760s 155,718 864,512 708,794 Indonesia
1770s 169,379 884,794 715,415 Indonesia
1780s 184,561 904,799 720,238 Indonesia
1790s 201,537 924,496 722,960 Indonesia
1800s 233,202 943,851 710,649 Indonesia
1810s 285,062 962,824 677,762 Indonesia
1820s 352,598 1.01 million 659,997 Indonesia
1830s 433,036 1.10 million 666,692 Indonesia
1840s 511,702 1.19 million 674,056 Indonesia
1850s 596,147 1.30 million 700,832 Indonesia
1860s 693,114 1.45 million 753,778 Indonesia
1870s 815,038 1.63 million 819,552 Indonesia
1880s 979,277 1.83 million 851,272 Indonesia
1890s 1.19 million 2.09 million 893,950 Indonesia
1900s 1.49 million 2.52 million 1.02 million Indonesia
1910s 1.93 million 2.91 million 982,168 Indonesia
1920s 2.53 million 3.35 million 820,131 Indonesia
1930s 3.10 million 4.07 million 967,227 Indonesia
1940s 3.97 million 4.31 million 349,152 Indonesia
1950s 5.41 million 4.88 million 526,835 Brazil
1960s 6.88 million 5.92 million 965,173 Brazil
1970s 8.53 million 7.44 million 1.09 million Brazil
1980s 9.83 million 9.63 million 198,418 Brazil
1990s 9.31 million 14.07 million 4.76 million Indonesia
2000s 9.96 million 19.12 million 9.16 million Indonesia
2010s 8.75 million 21.05 million 12.30 million Indonesia
2020s 7.97 million 13.63 million 5.66 million Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change air pollutant emissions, Brazil or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 13.06 million against 7.96 million in Brazil as of 2022.
What is the difference in change air pollutant emissions between Brazil and Indonesia?
5.10 million, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for change air pollutant emissions?
Brazil ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Change air pollutant emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Change air pollutant emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed