Brazil vs North Macedonia: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Brazil
-980,384 tonnes
in 2024
North Macedonia
-718,749 tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
192nd
North Macedonia rank
189th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Brazil
- North Macedonia
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports -718,749 tonnes against -980,384 tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 261,635 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 45 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1891 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 192nd and North Macedonia ranks 189th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 12 and North Macedonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 99,938 tonnes | 4,917 tonnes | 95,021 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1900s | 121,290 tonnes | 6,977 tonnes | 114,312 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1910s | 570,338 tonnes | 61,373 tonnes | 508,966 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1920s | 336,931 tonnes | 64,151 tonnes | 272,780 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1930s | -72,251 tonnes | -14,533 tonnes | 57,717 tonnes | North Macedonia |
| 1940s | 133,079 tonnes | 244,975 tonnes | 111,896 tonnes | North Macedonia |
| 1950s | 3.17 million tonnes | 115,653 tonnes | 3.05 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1960s | 4.51 million tonnes | 189,234 tonnes | 4.32 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 10.37 million tonnes | 466,154 tonnes | 9.90 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1980s | 2.43 million tonnes | 185,338 tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1990s | 11.52 million tonnes | -234,750 tonnes | 11.76 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2000s | 6.25 million tonnes | -53,518 tonnes | 6.31 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2010s | 8.69 million tonnes | -62,290 tonnes | 8.76 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.26 million tonnes | -200,995 tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Brazil or North Macedonia?
- North Macedonia, at -718,749 tonnes against -980,384 tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Brazil and North Macedonia?
- 261,635 tonnes, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and North Macedonia?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and North Macedonia rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Brazil ranks 192nd and North Macedonia ranks 189th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.