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