Canada vs Indonesia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Canada
40.40 billion tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia
78.57 billion tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
7th
Indonesia rank
5th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Canada
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 78.57 billion tonnes against 40.40 billion tonnes in Canada, a difference of 38.17 billion tonnes.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.9 times Canada's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 447.37 million tonnes | 1.08 billion tonnes | 636.13 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1860s | 1.50 billion tonnes | 3.66 billion tonnes | 2.16 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1870s | 2.74 billion tonnes | 6.15 billion tonnes | 3.40 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1880s | 4.04 billion tonnes | 8.35 billion tonnes | 4.30 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1890s | 5.39 billion tonnes | 10.60 billion tonnes | 5.21 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 7.25 billion tonnes | 13.08 billion tonnes | 5.83 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 10.35 billion tonnes | 15.49 billion tonnes | 5.14 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 13.83 billion tonnes | 17.86 billion tonnes | 4.04 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 17.05 billion tonnes | 20.49 billion tonnes | 3.45 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 19.96 billion tonnes | 23.55 billion tonnes | 3.59 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 23.31 billion tonnes | 27.10 billion tonnes | 3.79 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 27.34 billion tonnes | 31.46 billion tonnes | 4.13 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 30.21 billion tonnes | 36.68 billion tonnes | 6.47 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 32.76 billion tonnes | 43.73 billion tonnes | 10.97 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 35.20 billion tonnes | 52.62 billion tonnes | 17.41 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 37.58 billion tonnes | 60.56 billion tonnes | 22.98 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 39.15 billion tonnes | 70.66 billion tonnes | 31.52 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 40.16 billion tonnes | 77.35 billion tonnes | 37.19 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Canada or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 78.57 billion tonnes against 40.40 billion tonnes in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Canada and Indonesia?
- 38.17 billion tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Indonesia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Indonesia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Canada ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 5th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.