Australia vs Brazil: Annual co2 emissions per country

Australia
386.73 million
in 2024
Brazil
483.01 million
in 2024
Australia rank
16th
Brazil rank
13th

Annual co2 emissions per country over time

  • Australia
  • Brazil
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 483.01 million against 386.73 million in Australia, a difference of 96.28 million.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 16th and Brazil ranks 13th of 210 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 16 and Brazil in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Brazil Difference Ahead
1850s 363,854 288,376 75,479 Australia
1860s 1.01 million 523,599 482,596 Australia
1870s 2.03 million 884,500 1.15 million Australia
1880s 4.40 million 1.23 million 3.18 million Australia
1890s 7.01 million 2.30 million 4.71 million Australia
1900s 12.90 million 2.96 million 9.94 million Australia
1910s 21.52 million 4.06 million 17.46 million Australia
1920s 27.53 million 5.03 million 22.50 million Australia
1930s 28.84 million 5.62 million 23.22 million Australia
1940s 42.07 million 6.86 million 35.21 million Australia
1950s 69.39 million 30.58 million 38.81 million Australia
1960s 108.17 million 60.95 million 47.22 million Australia
1970s 169.71 million 141.67 million 28.04 million Australia
1980s 224.21 million 186.50 million 37.71 million Australia
1990s 303.93 million 268.95 million 34.98 million Australia
2000s 380.94 million 366.64 million 14.30 million Australia
2010s 405.77 million 495.82 million 90.05 million Brazil
2020s 388.43 million 478.32 million 89.90 million Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co2 emissions per country, Australia or Brazil?
Brazil, at 483.01 million against 386.73 million in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co2 emissions per country between Australia and Brazil?
96.28 million, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for annual co2 emissions per country?
Australia ranks 16th and Brazil ranks 13th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual co2 emissions per country. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual co2 emissions per country
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 23,583 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed