Brazil vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Brazil
34.9%
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
14.1%
in 2024
Brazil rank
1st
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
2nd
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Brazil
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 34.9% against 14.1% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 20.8%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.5 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 16 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.8% | Brazil |
| 1860s | 1.4% | 1.9% | 0.5% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1870s | 1.6% | 2.6% | 1.0% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1880s | 2.8% | 1.6% | 1.2% | Brazil |
| 1890s | 2.7% | 0.1% | 2.7% | Brazil |
| 1900s | 3.7% | -0.6% | 4.3% | Brazil |
| 1910s | 6.5% | -0.9% | 7.4% | Brazil |
| 1920s | 7.8% | 0.9% | 6.8% | Brazil |
| 1930s | 3.8% | 1.8% | 2.0% | Brazil |
| 1940s | 7.1% | 2.9% | 4.2% | Brazil |
| 1950s | 10.2% | 4.0% | 6.2% | Brazil |
| 1960s | 16.1% | 3.1% | 13.0% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 19.1% | 1.6% | 17.5% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 24.4% | 1.5% | 22.8% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 28.3% | 2.1% | 26.2% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 4.2% | 27.0% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 13.5% | 7.2% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 14.4% | 18.9% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Brazil or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Brazil, at 34.9% against 14.1% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Brazil and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 20.8%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd of 197 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 emissions from land-use change. 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 land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.