Brazil vs Russia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Brazil
34.9%
in 2024
Russia
8.4%
in 2024
Brazil rank
1st
Russia rank
4th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Brazil
- Russia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 34.9% against 8.4% in Russia, a difference of 26.5%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 4.1 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Russia ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and Russia ranks 4th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 9 and Russia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.2% | 19.6% | 18.4% | Russia |
| 1860s | 1.4% | 21.0% | 19.6% | Russia |
| 1870s | 1.6% | 20.2% | 18.7% | Russia |
| 1880s | 2.8% | 20.9% | 18.2% | Russia |
| 1890s | 2.7% | 22.8% | 20.1% | Russia |
| 1900s | 3.7% | 26.5% | 22.8% | Russia |
| 1910s | 6.5% | 16.0% | 9.5% | Russia |
| 1920s | 7.8% | 14.8% | 7.0% | Russia |
| 1930s | 3.8% | 24.0% | 20.2% | Russia |
| 1940s | 7.1% | 6.9% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1950s | 10.2% | 7.8% | 2.3% | Brazil |
| 1960s | 16.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 19.1% | 6.7% | 12.4% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 24.4% | 6.3% | 18.0% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 28.3% | 3.0% | 25.4% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 0.6% | 30.5% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 5.5% | 15.2% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 6.8% | 26.5% | 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 Russia?
- Brazil, at 34.9% against 8.4% in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Brazil and Russia?
- 26.5%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Russia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Russia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Russia ranks 4th 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.