Brazil vs Indonesia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Brazil
12.42 billion tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia
8.13 billion tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
12th
Indonesia rank
15th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Brazil
- Indonesia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 12.42 billion tonnes against 8.13 billion tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 4.29 billion tonnes.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 124 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Indonesia ahead.
Brazil ranks 12th and Indonesia ranks 15th of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Indonesia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 16.82 million tonnes | 16.82 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 57.61 million tonnes | 57.61 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 113.40 million tonnes | 113.40 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 97,107 tonnes | 229.86 million tonnes | 229.76 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 1.02 million tonnes | 386.64 million tonnes | 385.62 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 111.88 million tonnes | 485.35 million tonnes | 373.47 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 491.29 million tonnes | 643.89 million tonnes | 152.60 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 1.34 billion tonnes | 942.68 million tonnes | 393.17 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1980s | 2.69 billion tonnes | 1.58 billion tonnes | 1.11 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 1990s | 4.29 billion tonnes | 2.54 billion tonnes | 1.75 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 2000s | 6.56 billion tonnes | 4.02 billion tonnes | 2.54 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 2010s | 9.44 billion tonnes | 5.97 billion tonnes | 3.47 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 2020s | 11.78 billion tonnes | 7.65 billion tonnes | 4.13 billion tonnes | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Brazil or Indonesia?
- Brazil, at 12.42 billion tonnes against 8.13 billion tonnes in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Brazil and Indonesia?
- 4.29 billion tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Brazil ranks 12th and Indonesia ranks 15th 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 from oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.