Brazil vs Japan: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled

Brazil
2.08 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan
967.36 million tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
Japan rank
7th

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time

  • Brazil
  • Japan
01.0B2.0B3.0B185619402024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 2.08 billion tonnes against 967.36 million tonnes in Japan, a difference of 1.12 billion tonnes.

That makes Brazil's figure about 2.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 5th and Japan ranks 7th of 194 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Japan Difference Ahead
1860s 38.60 million tonnes 15.81 million tonnes 22.79 million tonnes Brazil
1870s 52.26 million tonnes 19.74 million tonnes 32.52 million tonnes Brazil
1880s 104.70 million tonnes 27.49 million tonnes 77.21 million tonnes Brazil
1890s 119.11 million tonnes 44.54 million tonnes 74.57 million tonnes Brazil
1900s 178.01 million tonnes 71.81 million tonnes 106.20 million tonnes Brazil
1910s 301.29 million tonnes 107.45 million tonnes 193.85 million tonnes Brazil
1920s 405.26 million tonnes 142.65 million tonnes 262.62 million tonnes Brazil
1930s 217.55 million tonnes 174.28 million tonnes 43.27 million tonnes Brazil
1940s 417.86 million tonnes 187.78 million tonnes 230.08 million tonnes Brazil
1950s 820.10 million tonnes 224.19 million tonnes 595.91 million tonnes Brazil
1960s 1.14 billion tonnes 457.48 million tonnes 685.50 million tonnes Brazil
1970s 1.34 billion tonnes 909.09 million tonnes 431.18 million tonnes Brazil
1980s 1.70 billion tonnes 942.21 million tonnes 754.52 million tonnes Brazil
1990s 2.08 billion tonnes 1.20 billion tonnes 880.18 million tonnes Brazil
2000s 2.29 billion tonnes 1.25 billion tonnes 1.04 billion tonnes Brazil
2010s 1.70 billion tonnes 1.21 billion tonnes 490.09 million tonnes Brazil
2020s 2.03 billion tonnes 1.02 billion tonnes 1.01 billion tonnes Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Brazil or Japan?
Brazil, at 2.08 billion tonnes against 967.36 million tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Brazil and Japan?
1.12 billion tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
Brazil ranks 5th and Japan ranks 7th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 21,015 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.