Brazil vs India: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
Brazil
14,339 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
India
14,136 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
50th
India rank
52nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 14,339 tonnes per square kilometre against 14,136 tonnes per square kilometre in India, a difference of 203 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
Brazil ranks 50th and India ranks 52nd of 194 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,902 tonnes per square kilometre | 10,564 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,663 tonnes per square kilometre | India |
| 1970s | 5,208 tonnes per square kilometre | 11,538 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,329 tonnes per square kilometre | India |
| 1980s | 6,839 tonnes per square kilometre | 12,348 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,509 tonnes per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 8,803 tonnes per square kilometre | 12,936 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,133 tonnes per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 11,208 tonnes per square kilometre | 13,370 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,162 tonnes per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 12,941 tonnes per square kilometre | 13,847 tonnes per square kilometre | 905.58 tonnes per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 14,050 tonnes per square kilometre | 14,118 tonnes per square kilometre | 67.65 tonnes per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre, Brazil or India?
- Brazil, at 14,339 tonnes per square kilometre against 14,136 tonnes per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre between Brazil and India?
- 203 tonnes per square kilometre, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 50th and India ranks 52nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.