Brazil vs Egypt: Annual CO₂ emissions from cement
Brazil
25.38 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt
27.59 million tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
10th
Egypt rank
9th
Annual CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Brazil
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 27.59 million tonnes against 25.38 million tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 2.21 million tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Egypt ahead.
Brazil ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 9th of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 9 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 45,428 tonnes | 65,510 tonnes | 20,081 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1930s | 182,449 tonnes | 156,554 tonnes | 25,895 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1940s | 430,567 tonnes | 260,560 tonnes | 170,007 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1950s | 1.29 million tonnes | 643,652 tonnes | 644,283 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1960s | 2.82 million tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | 1.55 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 7.81 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | 6.24 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1980s | 10.96 million tonnes | 2.37 million tonnes | 8.59 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1990s | 12.61 million tonnes | 7.01 million tonnes | 5.60 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2000s | 15.69 million tonnes | 13.51 million tonnes | 2.18 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2010s | 22.60 million tonnes | 21.24 million tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2020s | 24.98 million tonnes | 25.97 million tonnes | 985,640 tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from cement, Brazil or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 27.59 million tonnes against 25.38 million tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from cement between Brazil and Egypt?
- 2.21 million tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Egypt?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Egypt rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from cement?
- Brazil ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 9th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes.