Brazil vs Saudi Arabia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions

Brazil
18.20 billion tonnes
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
19.02 billion tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
19th
Saudi Arabia rank
18th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time

  • Brazil
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 19.02 billion tonnes against 18.20 billion tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 821.60 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 89 shared years of data; in 1936 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 19th and Saudi Arabia ranks 18th of 215 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 9 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1930s 217.76 million tonnes 542,271 tonnes 217.22 million tonnes Brazil
1940s 262.70 million tonnes 41.75 million tonnes 220.95 million tonnes Brazil
1950s 444.58 million tonnes 130.17 million tonnes 314.41 million tonnes Brazil
1960s 905.94 million tonnes 179.21 million tonnes 726.73 million tonnes Brazil
1970s 1.91 billion tonnes 699.96 million tonnes 1.21 billion tonnes Brazil
1980s 3.62 billion tonnes 2.13 billion tonnes 1.48 billion tonnes Brazil
1990s 5.87 billion tonnes 4.37 billion tonnes 1.50 billion tonnes Brazil
2000s 9.14 billion tonnes 7.53 billion tonnes 1.61 billion tonnes Brazil
2010s 13.56 billion tonnes 12.74 billion tonnes 818.51 million tonnes Brazil
2020s 17.23 billion tonnes 17.65 billion tonnes 423.74 million tonnes Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Brazil or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 19.02 billion tonnes against 18.20 billion tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Brazil and Saudi Arabia?
821.60 million tonnes, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Saudi Arabia?
89 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Saudi Arabia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
Brazil ranks 19th and Saudi Arabia ranks 18th 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.