Brazil vs Central African Republic: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Brazil
7.55 tonnes per person
in 2024
Central African Republic
9.43 tonnes per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
Central African Republic rank
2nd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Brazil
- Central African Republic
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 9.43 tonnes per person against 7.55 tonnes per person in Brazil, a difference of 1.88 tonnes per person.
That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and Central African Republic ranks 2nd of 194 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Central African Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.47 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | 3.41 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1860s | 4.1 tonnes per person | 0.644 tonnes per person | 3.46 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1870s | 4.8 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | 3.74 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1880s | 8.01 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | 6.84 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1890s | 7.37 tonnes per person | -0.3359 tonnes per person | 7.7 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1900s | 8.78 tonnes per person | -1.37 tonnes per person | 10.14 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1910s | 12.05 tonnes per person | -1.71 tonnes per person | 13.76 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1920s | 13.22 tonnes per person | 2.37 tonnes per person | 10.85 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1930s | 5.79 tonnes per person | 4.11 tonnes per person | 1.68 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1940s | 8.76 tonnes per person | 5.79 tonnes per person | 2.97 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1950s | 12.82 tonnes per person | 5.44 tonnes per person | 7.38 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1960s | 13.12 tonnes per person | 3.41 tonnes per person | 9.71 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1970s | 11.26 tonnes per person | 3.01 tonnes per person | 8.25 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1980s | 11.27 tonnes per person | 2.01 tonnes per person | 9.27 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1990s | 11.27 tonnes per person | 1.63 tonnes per person | 9.64 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 10.55 tonnes per person | 1.64 tonnes per person | 8.9 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 6.02 tonnes per person | 3.52 tonnes per person | 2.5 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 7.39 tonnes per person | 7.06 tonnes per person | 0.3291 tonnes per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Brazil or Central African Republic?
- Central African Republic, at 9.43 tonnes per person against 7.55 tonnes per person in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Brazil and Central African Republic?
- 1.88 tonnes per person, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Central African Republic?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Central African Republic rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Brazil ranks 5th and Central African Republic ranks 2nd of 194 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. 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 in tonnes per person.