Brazil vs Kazakhstan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions

Brazil
18.20 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kazakhstan
14.94 billion tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
19th
Kazakhstan rank
22nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time

  • Brazil
  • Kazakhstan
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 18.20 billion tonnes against 14.94 billion tonnes in Kazakhstan, a difference of 3.26 billion tonnes.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Kazakhstan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 19th and Kazakhstan ranks 22nd of 215 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 7 and Kazakhstan in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1850s 967,144 tonnes 84,372 tonnes 882,772 tonnes Brazil
1860s 3.75 million tonnes 536,767 tonnes 3.21 million tonnes Brazil
1870s 11.19 million tonnes 3.44 million tonnes 7.75 million tonnes Brazil
1880s 21.37 million tonnes 12.38 million tonnes 9.00 million tonnes Brazil
1890s 39.32 million tonnes 31.87 million tonnes 7.45 million tonnes Brazil
1900s 65.21 million tonnes 75.32 million tonnes 10.10 million tonnes Kazakhstan
1910s 105.42 million tonnes 138.77 million tonnes 33.34 million tonnes Kazakhstan
1920s 145.64 million tonnes 181.26 million tonnes 35.63 million tonnes Kazakhstan
1930s 200.62 million tonnes 297.79 million tonnes 97.16 million tonnes Kazakhstan
1940s 262.70 million tonnes 543.16 million tonnes 280.47 million tonnes Kazakhstan
1950s 444.58 million tonnes 1.00 billion tonnes 558.67 million tonnes Kazakhstan
1960s 905.94 million tonnes 1.97 billion tonnes 1.07 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
1970s 1.91 billion tonnes 3.57 billion tonnes 1.67 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
1980s 3.62 billion tonnes 5.81 billion tonnes 2.20 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
1990s 5.87 billion tonnes 8.13 billion tonnes 2.27 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
2000s 9.14 billion tonnes 9.79 billion tonnes 649.41 million tonnes Kazakhstan
2010s 13.56 billion tonnes 12.21 billion tonnes 1.35 billion tonnes Brazil
2020s 17.23 billion tonnes 14.38 billion tonnes 2.85 billion tonnes Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Brazil or Kazakhstan?
Brazil, at 18.20 billion tonnes against 14.94 billion tonnes in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Brazil and Kazakhstan?
3.26 billion tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Kazakhstan?
167 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Kazakhstan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
Brazil ranks 19th and Kazakhstan ranks 22nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.