Brazil vs Indonesia: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Brazil
4.8%
in 2024
Indonesia
3.2%
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
Indonesia rank
6th
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Brazil
- Indonesia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 4.8% against 3.2% in Indonesia, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 136 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Indonesia ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 194 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 11 and Indonesia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2.3% | 4.1% | 1.8% | Indonesia |
| 1890s | 2.1% | 4.3% | 2.2% | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 2.5% | 3.4% | 1.0% | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 0.7% | Brazil |
| 1920s | 4.6% | 2.9% | 1.7% | Brazil |
| 1930s | 2.3% | 3.2% | 0.9% | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 3.9% | 3.1% | 0.7% | Brazil |
| 1950s | 5.4% | 2.7% | 2.8% | Brazil |
| 1960s | 6.4% | 2.8% | 3.5% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 2.5% | 3.2% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 4.0% | 2.4% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 3.4% | 3.5% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 3.1% | 3.5% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 0.2% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 3.2% | 1.6% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change, Brazil or Indonesia?
- Brazil, at 4.8% against 3.2% in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change between Brazil and Indonesia?
- 1.6%, 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 share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Brazil ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.