Brazil vs United States: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Brazil
2.08 billion tonnes
in 2024
United States
5.02 billion tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
United States rank
2nd
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 5.02 billion tonnes against 2.08 billion tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 2.93 billion tonnes.
That makes United States's figure about 2.4 times Brazil's.
Across all 169 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 194 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 35.55 million tonnes | 1.04 billion tonnes | 1.00 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1860s | 37.56 million tonnes | 858.27 million tonnes | 820.72 million tonnes | United States |
| 1870s | 52.26 million tonnes | 1.52 billion tonnes | 1.47 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1880s | 104.70 million tonnes | 1.67 billion tonnes | 1.56 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1890s | 119.11 million tonnes | 1.96 billion tonnes | 1.84 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1900s | 178.01 million tonnes | 2.36 billion tonnes | 2.18 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1910s | 301.29 million tonnes | 2.68 billion tonnes | 2.38 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1920s | 405.26 million tonnes | 2.86 billion tonnes | 2.45 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1930s | 217.55 million tonnes | 2.23 billion tonnes | 2.01 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1940s | 417.86 million tonnes | 2.89 billion tonnes | 2.47 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1950s | 820.10 million tonnes | 3.02 billion tonnes | 2.20 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1960s | 1.14 billion tonnes | 3.63 billion tonnes | 2.49 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1970s | 1.34 billion tonnes | 4.88 billion tonnes | 3.54 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1980s | 1.70 billion tonnes | 4.87 billion tonnes | 3.17 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1990s | 2.08 billion tonnes | 5.60 billion tonnes | 3.52 billion tonnes | United States |
| 2000s | 2.29 billion tonnes | 6.09 billion tonnes | 3.80 billion tonnes | United States |
| 2010s | 1.70 billion tonnes | 5.47 billion tonnes | 3.76 billion tonnes | United States |
| 2020s | 2.03 billion tonnes | 5.02 billion tonnes | 2.99 billion tonnes | United States |
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 United States?
- United States, at 5.02 billion tonnes against 2.08 billion tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Brazil and United States?
- 2.93 billion tonnes, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
- Brazil ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd 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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About this data
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.