Brazil vs Indonesia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Brazil
18.20 billion tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia
17.42 billion tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
19th
Indonesia rank
20th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Brazil
- Indonesia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 18.20 billion tonnes against 17.42 billion tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 778.80 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 136 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 19th and Indonesia ranks 20th of 215 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 11 and Indonesia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 27.50 million tonnes | 3,664 tonnes | 27.50 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1890s | 39.32 million tonnes | 2.19 million tonnes | 37.12 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1900s | 65.21 million tonnes | 21.98 million tonnes | 43.24 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1910s | 105.42 million tonnes | 77.61 million tonnes | 27.81 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1920s | 145.64 million tonnes | 162.79 million tonnes | 17.15 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 200.62 million tonnes | 327.38 million tonnes | 126.76 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 262.70 million tonnes | 521.58 million tonnes | 258.88 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 444.58 million tonnes | 652.15 million tonnes | 207.57 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 905.94 million tonnes | 874.32 million tonnes | 31.62 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 1.91 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | 637.75 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1980s | 3.62 billion tonnes | 2.20 billion tonnes | 1.42 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 1990s | 5.87 billion tonnes | 3.88 billion tonnes | 1.99 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 2000s | 9.14 billion tonnes | 6.80 billion tonnes | 2.34 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 2010s | 13.56 billion tonnes | 11.24 billion tonnes | 2.32 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 2020s | 17.23 billion tonnes | 15.88 billion tonnes | 1.35 billion tonnes | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Brazil or Indonesia?
- Brazil, at 18.20 billion tonnes against 17.42 billion tonnes in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Brazil and Indonesia?
- 778.80 million tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Brazil ranks 19th and Indonesia ranks 20th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.