Brazil vs Egypt: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita

Brazil
2.28 tonnes per person
in 2024
Egypt
2.22 tonnes per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
126th
Egypt rank
128th

CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Brazil
  • Egypt
0123185619402024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 2.28 tonnes per person against 2.22 tonnes per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 126th and Egypt ranks 128th of 213 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 10 and Egypt in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Egypt Difference Ahead
1910s 0.1639 tonnes per person 0.0243 tonnes per person 0.1396 tonnes per person Brazil
1920s 0.1646 tonnes per person 0.0442 tonnes per person 0.1204 tonnes per person Brazil
1930s 0.1512 tonnes per person 0.0654 tonnes per person 0.0859 tonnes per person Brazil
1940s 0.1463 tonnes per person 0.2465 tonnes per person 0.1003 tonnes per person Egypt
1950s 0.4919 tonnes per person 0.4795 tonnes per person 0.0125 tonnes per person Brazil
1960s 0.7316 tonnes per person 0.7095 tonnes per person 0.0222 tonnes per person Brazil
1970s 1.32 tonnes per person 0.7807 tonnes per person 0.536 tonnes per person Brazil
1980s 1.39 tonnes per person 1.24 tonnes per person 0.1535 tonnes per person Brazil
1990s 1.67 tonnes per person 1.47 tonnes per person 0.2027 tonnes per person Brazil
2000s 2 tonnes per person 2.03 tonnes per person 0.0285 tonnes per person Egypt
2010s 2.47 tonnes per person 2.32 tonnes per person 0.1491 tonnes per person Brazil
2020s 2.27 tonnes per person 2.26 tonnes per person 0.0182 tonnes per person Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Brazil or Egypt?
Brazil, at 2.28 tonnes per person against 2.22 tonnes per person in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Brazil and Egypt?
0.06 tonnes per person, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Egypt?
114 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Egypt rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
Brazil ranks 126th and Egypt ranks 128th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita 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

Indicator
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.