Brazil vs Norway: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Brazil
-980,384 tonnes
in 2024
Norway
-1.69 million tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
192nd
Norway rank
194th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Brazil
- Norway
How they compare
Brazil currently reports -980,384 tonnes against -1.69 million tonnes in Norway, a difference of 705,616 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 78 times across 168 shared years of data; in 1857 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 192nd and Norway ranks 194th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 11 and Norway in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 48,507 tonnes | 7,328 tonnes | 41,179 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1860s | 23,233 tonnes | 22,717 tonnes | 516.2 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1870s | 20,299 tonnes | 58,990 tonnes | 38,692 tonnes | Norway |
| 1880s | 105,237 tonnes | 107,722 tonnes | 2,484 tonnes | Norway |
| 1890s | 75,257 tonnes | 182,834 tonnes | 107,576 tonnes | Norway |
| 1900s | 121,290 tonnes | 171,475 tonnes | 50,186 tonnes | Norway |
| 1910s | -85,793 tonnes | -47,265 tonnes | 38,528 tonnes | Norway |
| 1920s | 336,931 tonnes | 422,979 tonnes | 86,048 tonnes | Norway |
| 1930s | -72,251 tonnes | 299,404 tonnes | 371,654 tonnes | Norway |
| 1940s | 175,206 tonnes | -210,763 tonnes | 385,969 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1950s | 3.17 million tonnes | 140,114 tonnes | 3.02 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1960s | 4.51 million tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | 3.47 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 10.37 million tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 9.12 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1980s | 2.43 million tonnes | -47,732 tonnes | 2.48 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1990s | 11.52 million tonnes | 846,115 tonnes | 10.68 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2000s | 6.25 million tonnes | 48,900 tonnes | 6.20 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2010s | 8.69 million tonnes | -23,200 tonnes | 8.72 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.26 million tonnes | -1.14 million tonnes | 2.39 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 Norway?
- Brazil, at -980,384 tonnes against -1.69 million tonnes in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Brazil and Norway?
- 705,616 tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Norway?
- 168 years are reported by both, from 1857 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Norway rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Brazil ranks 192nd and Norway ranks 194th 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.