Brazil vs Indonesia: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Brazil
2.5%
in 2024
Indonesia
2.1%
in 2024
Brazil rank
11th
Indonesia rank
14th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Brazil
- Indonesia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.5% against 2.1% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 11th and Indonesia ranks 14th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Indonesia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 2.2% | 1.7% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 2.6% | 1.7% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 2.6% | 1.2% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.4% | 0.3% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 0.3% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Brazil or Indonesia?
- Brazil, at 2.5% against 2.1% in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Brazil and Indonesia?
- 0.4%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Brazil ranks 11th and Indonesia ranks 14th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. 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 flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.