Brazil vs Japan: Annual CO₂ emissions from cement

Brazil
25.38 million tonnes
in 2024
Japan
20.30 million tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
10th
Japan rank
13th

Annual CO₂ emissions from cement over time

  • Brazil
  • Japan
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M192819762024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 25.38 million tonnes against 20.30 million tonnes in Japan, a difference of 5.08 million tonnes.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Japan ahead.

Brazil ranks 10th and Japan ranks 13th of 211 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Japan Difference Ahead
1920s 45,428 tonnes 2.00 million tonnes 1.96 million tonnes Japan
1930s 182,449 tonnes 2.44 million tonnes 2.25 million tonnes Japan
1940s 430,567 tonnes 1.46 million tonnes 1.03 million tonnes Japan
1950s 1.29 million tonnes 5.37 million tonnes 4.08 million tonnes Japan
1960s 2.82 million tonnes 17.39 million tonnes 14.57 million tonnes Japan
1970s 7.81 million tonnes 36.05 million tonnes 28.24 million tonnes Japan
1980s 10.96 million tonnes 38.92 million tonnes 27.95 million tonnes Japan
1990s 12.61 million tonnes 39.92 million tonnes 27.31 million tonnes Japan
2000s 15.69 million tonnes 31.39 million tonnes 15.69 million tonnes Japan
2010s 22.60 million tonnes 25.81 million tonnes 3.22 million tonnes Japan
2020s 24.98 million tonnes 22.49 million tonnes 2.50 million tonnes Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from cement, Brazil or Japan?
Brazil, at 25.38 million tonnes against 20.30 million tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from cement between Brazil and Japan?
5.08 million tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from cement?
Brazil ranks 10th and Japan ranks 13th 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

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from cement
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 24,035 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes.