Brazil vs France: Annual CO₂ emissions from gas
Brazil
58.91 million tonnes
in 2024
France
62.70 million tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
30th
France rank
27th
Annual CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Brazil
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 62.70 million tonnes against 58.91 million tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 3.78 million tonnes.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1901 it was France ahead.
Brazil ranks 30th and France ranks 27th of 146 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1940s | 6,593 tonnes | 246,587 tonnes | 239,994 tonnes | France |
| 1950s | 25,648 tonnes | 966,932 tonnes | 941,284 tonnes | France |
| 1960s | 182,466 tonnes | 11.54 million tonnes | 11.35 million tonnes | France |
| 1970s | 769,069 tonnes | 35.68 million tonnes | 34.91 million tonnes | France |
| 1980s | 4.53 million tonnes | 53.45 million tonnes | 48.92 million tonnes | France |
| 1990s | 9.91 million tonnes | 70.66 million tonnes | 60.76 million tonnes | France |
| 2000s | 35.72 million tonnes | 90.44 million tonnes | 54.72 million tonnes | France |
| 2010s | 68.29 million tonnes | 87.40 million tonnes | 19.11 million tonnes | France |
| 2020s | 62.02 million tonnes | 74.60 million tonnes | 12.57 million tonnes | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from gas, Brazil or France?
- France, at 62.70 million tonnes against 58.91 million tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from gas between Brazil and France?
- 3.78 million tonnes, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and France?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and France rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from gas?
- Brazil ranks 30th and France ranks 27th of 146 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 gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes.