Australia vs Brazil: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level
Australia
386.73 million tonnes
in 2024
Brazil
483.01 million tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
16th
Brazil rank
13th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 483.01 million tonnes against 386.73 million tonnes in Australia, a difference of 96.28 million tonnes.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and Brazil ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 16 and Brazil in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 363,854 tonnes | 288,376 tonnes | 75,479 tonnes | Australia |
| 1860s | 1.01 million tonnes | 523,599 tonnes | 482,596 tonnes | Australia |
| 1870s | 2.03 million tonnes | 884,500 tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1880s | 4.40 million tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | 3.18 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1890s | 7.01 million tonnes | 2.30 million tonnes | 4.71 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1900s | 12.90 million tonnes | 2.96 million tonnes | 9.94 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1910s | 21.52 million tonnes | 4.06 million tonnes | 17.46 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1920s | 27.53 million tonnes | 5.03 million tonnes | 22.50 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1930s | 28.84 million tonnes | 5.62 million tonnes | 23.22 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1940s | 42.07 million tonnes | 6.86 million tonnes | 35.21 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1950s | 69.39 million tonnes | 30.58 million tonnes | 38.81 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1960s | 108.17 million tonnes | 60.95 million tonnes | 47.22 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 169.71 million tonnes | 141.67 million tonnes | 28.04 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 224.21 million tonnes | 186.50 million tonnes | 37.71 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 303.93 million tonnes | 268.95 million tonnes | 34.98 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2000s | 380.94 million tonnes | 366.64 million tonnes | 14.30 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 405.77 million tonnes | 495.82 million tonnes | 90.05 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2020s | 388.43 million tonnes | 478.32 million tonnes | 89.90 million tonnes | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, Australia or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 483.01 million tonnes against 386.73 million tonnes in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level between Australia and Brazil?
- 96.28 million tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level?
- Australia ranks 16th and Brazil ranks 13th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.