China vs Indonesia: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
China
9.0%
in 2024
Indonesia
8.7%
in 2024
China rank
4th
Indonesia rank
5th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- China
- Indonesia
How they compare
China currently reports 9.0% against 8.7% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was China ahead.
China ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, China averaged higher in 10 and Indonesia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 6.4% | 6.2% | 0.2% | China |
| 1860s | 5.0% | 8.1% | 3.1% | Indonesia |
| 1870s | 3.6% | 8.3% | 4.7% | Indonesia |
| 1880s | 3.0% | 7.6% | 4.6% | Indonesia |
| 1890s | 3.1% | 7.1% | 4.0% | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 3.5% | 6.7% | 3.3% | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 4.1% | 6.4% | 2.3% | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 4.7% | 6.1% | 1.5% | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 5.3% | 5.9% | 0.7% | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 0.3% | China |
| 1950s | 7.4% | 5.8% | 1.6% | China |
| 1960s | 8.1% | 5.8% | 2.3% | China |
| 1970s | 9.2% | 6.0% | 3.2% | China |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 6.5% | 3.6% | China |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 7.2% | 3.2% | China |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 7.6% | 2.7% | China |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 8.2% | 1.5% | China |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.6% | 0.6% | China |
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, China or Indonesia?
- China, at 9.0% against 8.7% in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between China and Indonesia?
- 0.3%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do China and Indonesia rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- China ranks 4th 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.