Brazil vs Indonesia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Brazil
34.9%
in 2024
Indonesia
12.6%
in 2024
Brazil rank
1st
Indonesia rank
3rd
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Brazil
- Indonesia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 34.9% against 12.6% in Indonesia, a difference of 22.3%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.8 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Indonesia ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 11 and Indonesia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.2% | 7.4% | 6.2% | Indonesia |
| 1860s | 1.4% | 9.8% | 8.4% | Indonesia |
| 1870s | 1.6% | 7.2% | 5.7% | Indonesia |
| 1880s | 2.8% | 5.5% | 2.8% | Indonesia |
| 1890s | 2.7% | 5.8% | 3.1% | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 3.7% | 5.1% | 1.4% | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 6.5% | 5.2% | 1.3% | Brazil |
| 1920s | 7.8% | 4.7% | 3.1% | Brazil |
| 1930s | 3.8% | 5.1% | 1.3% | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 7.1% | 5.6% | 1.5% | Brazil |
| 1950s | 10.2% | 5.0% | 5.2% | Brazil |
| 1960s | 16.1% | 7.2% | 8.9% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 19.1% | 8.5% | 10.6% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 24.4% | 15.2% | 9.2% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 28.3% | 12.1% | 16.3% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 12.5% | 18.6% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 18.4% | 2.3% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 13.6% | 19.8% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Brazil or Indonesia?
- Brazil, at 34.9% against 12.6% in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Brazil and Indonesia?
- 22.3%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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 land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.