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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.