Brazil vs Estonia: Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita
Brazil
158.46 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Estonia
156.87 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Brazil rank
175th
Estonia rank
178th
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Brazil
- Estonia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 158.46 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 156.87 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Estonia, a difference of 1.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Estonia ahead.
Brazil ranks 175th and Estonia ranks 178th of 204 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 180.36 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 323.72 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 143.35 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Estonia |
| 1990s | 191.2 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 292.23 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 101.03 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Estonia |
| 2000s | 187.31 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 272.87 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 85.56 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Estonia |
| 2010s | 180.63 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 245.71 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 65.08 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Estonia |
| 2020s | 166.77 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 170.48 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 3.72 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita, Brazil or Estonia?
- Brazil, at 158.46 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 156.87 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita between Brazil and Estonia?
- 1.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Estonia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Estonia rank globally for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 175th and Estonia ranks 178th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.