Brazil vs Indonesia: Emissions of air pollutants

Brazil
2.83 million tonnes
in 2022
Indonesia
5.51 million tonnes
in 2022
Brazil rank
7th
Indonesia rank
4th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Brazil
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 5.51 million tonnes against 2.83 million tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 2.69 million tonnes.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 2.0 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Indonesia ahead.

Brazil ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 4th of 220 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.