Ethiopia vs Indonesia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Ethiopia
4.7%
in 2024
Indonesia
12.6%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
6th
Indonesia rank
3rd
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Ethiopia
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 12.6% against 4.7% in Ethiopia, a difference of 7.9%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 2.7 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 197 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4% | 7.4% | 7.0% | Indonesia |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 9.8% | 9.6% | Indonesia |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 7.2% | 7.0% | Indonesia |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 5.5% | 5.4% | Indonesia |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 5.8% | 5.6% | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 5.1% | 4.8% | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 5.2% | 4.8% | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 0.7% | 4.7% | 4.0% | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 5.1% | 4.3% | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 5.6% | 4.4% | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 1.4% | 5.0% | 3.5% | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 1.7% | 7.2% | 5.5% | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 8.5% | 7.3% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 15.2% | 15.2% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | -0.6% | 12.1% | 12.7% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 12.5% | 10.5% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 18.4% | 15.4% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 13.6% | 8.8% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Ethiopia or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 12.6% against 4.7% in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Ethiopia and Indonesia?
- 7.9%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Indonesia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Indonesia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Ethiopia ranks 6th 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.