Australia vs Brazil: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions
Australia
1.0%
in 2023
Brazil
1.2%
in 2023
Australia rank
18th
Brazil rank
15th
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.2% against 1.0% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 18th and Brazil ranks 15th of 120 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions, Australia or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 1.2% against 1.0% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions between Australia and Brazil?
- 0.2%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- Australia ranks 18th and Brazil ranks 15th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.