Brazil vs Indonesia: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)

Brazil
920,084 kt
in 2022
Indonesia
39,420 kt
in 2022
Brazil rank
1st
Indonesia rank
2nd

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) over time

  • Brazil
  • Indonesia
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M199020062022

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 920,084 kt against 39,420 kt in Indonesia, a difference of 880,664 kt.

That makes Brazil's figure about 23.3 times Indonesia's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 2nd of 57 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Indonesia Difference Ahead
1990s 821,694 kt 331,819 kt 489,875 kt Brazil
2000s 1.41 million kt 161,907 kt 1.25 million kt Brazil
2010s 573,427 kt 203,795 kt 369,632 kt Brazil
2020s 912,513 kt 43,814 kt 868,699 kt Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land), Brazil or Indonesia?
Brazil, at 920,084 kt against 39,420 kt in Indonesia as of 2022.
What is the difference in net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) between Brazil and Indonesia?
880,664 kt, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
Brazil ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 2nd of 57 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
61 places, 1,721 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).