Canada vs Indonesia: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Canada
4.5%
in 2024
Indonesia
8.7%
in 2024
Canada rank
7th
Indonesia rank
5th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Canada
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 8.7% against 4.5% in Canada, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.9 times Canada's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.7% | 6.2% | 3.4% | Indonesia |
| 1860s | 3.3% | 8.1% | 4.8% | Indonesia |
| 1870s | 3.7% | 8.3% | 4.6% | Indonesia |
| 1880s | 3.7% | 7.6% | 3.9% | Indonesia |
| 1890s | 3.6% | 7.1% | 3.5% | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 3.7% | 6.7% | 3.0% | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 4.3% | 6.4% | 2.1% | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 4.7% | 6.1% | 1.4% | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 4.9% | 5.9% | 1.0% | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 5.0% | 5.9% | 0.9% | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 5.0% | 5.8% | 0.8% | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 5.0% | 5.8% | 0.8% | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 6.0% | 1.1% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 6.5% | 1.6% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 7.2% | 2.4% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 7.6% | 2.9% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 8.2% | 3.7% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 8.6% | 4.1% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Canada or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 8.7% against 4.5% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Canada and Indonesia?
- 4.2%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Indonesia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Indonesia rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Canada ranks 7th 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 Share of global 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 as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from land-use change.