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
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k196119922023

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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 11,145 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.