China vs Indonesia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
China
81.69 billion tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia
78.57 billion tonnes
in 2024
China rank
4th
Indonesia rank
5th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- China
- Indonesia
How they compare
China currently reports 81.69 billion tonnes against 78.57 billion tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 3.12 billion tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was China ahead.
China ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, China averaged higher in 9 and Indonesia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 979.21 million tonnes | 1.08 billion tonnes | 104.29 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1860s | 2.21 billion tonnes | 3.66 billion tonnes | 1.45 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1870s | 2.67 billion tonnes | 6.15 billion tonnes | 3.48 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1880s | 3.28 billion tonnes | 8.35 billion tonnes | 5.07 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1890s | 4.61 billion tonnes | 10.60 billion tonnes | 5.99 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 6.76 billion tonnes | 13.08 billion tonnes | 6.32 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 9.88 billion tonnes | 15.49 billion tonnes | 5.60 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 13.60 billion tonnes | 17.86 billion tonnes | 4.26 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 18.16 billion tonnes | 20.49 billion tonnes | 2.34 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 24.76 billion tonnes | 23.55 billion tonnes | 1.21 billion tonnes | China |
| 1950s | 34.62 billion tonnes | 27.10 billion tonnes | 7.52 billion tonnes | China |
| 1960s | 44.08 billion tonnes | 31.46 billion tonnes | 12.62 billion tonnes | China |
| 1970s | 56.32 billion tonnes | 36.68 billion tonnes | 19.64 billion tonnes | China |
| 1980s | 67.71 billion tonnes | 43.73 billion tonnes | 23.98 billion tonnes | China |
| 1990s | 76.00 billion tonnes | 52.62 billion tonnes | 23.38 billion tonnes | China |
| 2000s | 82.40 billion tonnes | 60.56 billion tonnes | 21.84 billion tonnes | China |
| 2010s | 83.80 billion tonnes | 70.66 billion tonnes | 13.13 billion tonnes | China |
| 2020s | 82.31 billion tonnes | 77.35 billion tonnes | 4.96 billion tonnes | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, China or Indonesia?
- China, at 81.69 billion tonnes against 78.57 billion tonnes in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between China and Indonesia?
- 3.12 billion tonnes, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do China and Indonesia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- China ranks 4th 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.