Australia vs Brazil: Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Australia
384,316 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2023
Brazil
514,665 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2022
Australia rank
9th
Brazil rank
6th
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Carbon dioxide (CO2) over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 514,665 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 384,316 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Australia, a difference of 130,349 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Brazil ranks 6th of 40 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Brazil in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 303,929 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 281,908 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 22,022 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Australia |
| 2000s | 380,939 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 380,192 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 747.1 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Australia |
| 2010s | 405,773 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 509,608 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 103,835 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Brazil |
| 2020s | 390,366 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 509,491 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 119,126 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — carbon dioxide, Australia or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 514,665 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 384,316 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — carbon dioxide between Australia and Brazil?
- 130,349 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — carbon dioxide?
- Australia ranks 9th and Brazil ranks 6th of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Carbon dioxide (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.