Brazil vs Indonesia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Brazil
139.44 billion tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia
86.94 billion tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
4th
Indonesia rank
7th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Brazil
- Indonesia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 139.44 billion tonnes against 86.94 billion tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 52.51 billion tonnes.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.6 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 136 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 194 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2.09 billion tonnes | 207.85 million tonnes | 1.88 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 1890s | 2.74 billion tonnes | 1.55 billion tonnes | 1.19 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 1900s | 4.22 billion tonnes | 4.05 billion tonnes | 170.68 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1910s | 6.65 billion tonnes | 6.51 billion tonnes | 138.63 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1920s | 10.25 billion tonnes | 8.97 billion tonnes | 1.28 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 1930s | 13.43 billion tonnes | 11.77 billion tonnes | 1.67 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 1940s | 16.46 billion tonnes | 15.02 billion tonnes | 1.44 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 1950s | 22.71 billion tonnes | 18.69 billion tonnes | 4.02 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 1960s | 32.78 billion tonnes | 23.28 billion tonnes | 9.50 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 45.23 billion tonnes | 28.89 billion tonnes | 16.34 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 1980s | 60.57 billion tonnes | 36.87 billion tonnes | 23.70 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 1990s | 79.24 billion tonnes | 47.44 billion tonnes | 31.80 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 2000s | 102.61 billion tonnes | 58.30 billion tonnes | 44.31 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 2010s | 121.52 billion tonnes | 72.85 billion tonnes | 48.67 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 2020s | 135.26 billion tonnes | 84.18 billion tonnes | 51.08 billion tonnes | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Brazil or Indonesia?
- Brazil, at 139.44 billion tonnes against 86.94 billion tonnes in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Brazil and Indonesia?
- 52.51 billion 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 including land-use change?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.