Brazil vs Canada: Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring

Brazil
17.50 million tonnes
in 2024
Canada
17.12 million tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
Canada rank
6th

Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

  • Brazil
  • Canada
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M195019872024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 17.50 million tonnes against 17.12 million tonnes in Canada, a difference of 383,600 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 5th and Canada ranks 6th of 215 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Canada Difference Ahead
1950s 143,262 tonnes 1.82 million tonnes 1.67 million tonnes Canada
1960s 719,606 tonnes 4.20 million tonnes 3.48 million tonnes Canada
1970s 1.09 million tonnes 3.44 million tonnes 2.35 million tonnes Canada
1980s 2.46 million tonnes 4.06 million tonnes 1.61 million tonnes Canada
1990s 8.15 million tonnes 14.52 million tonnes 6.37 million tonnes Canada
2000s 12.86 million tonnes 15.49 million tonnes 2.63 million tonnes Canada
2010s 16.60 million tonnes 14.99 million tonnes 1.61 million tonnes Brazil
2020s 17.50 million tonnes 16.33 million tonnes 1.18 million tonnes Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from flaring, Brazil or Canada?
Brazil, at 17.50 million tonnes against 17.12 million tonnes in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from flaring between Brazil and Canada?
383,600 tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from flaring?
Brazil ranks 5th and Canada ranks 6th of 215 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 flaring. 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 flaring
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
215 places, 12,483 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

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