Australia vs Brazil: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled
Australia
20.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
Brazil
18.20 billion tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
17th
Brazil rank
19th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Australia currently reports 20.04 billion tonnes against 18.20 billion tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 1.84 billion tonnes.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 169 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 17th and Brazil ranks 19th of 215 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.51 million tonnes | 664,430 tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1860s | 7.73 million tonnes | 3.75 million tonnes | 3.98 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1870s | 23.24 million tonnes | 11.19 million tonnes | 12.05 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1880s | 54.57 million tonnes | 21.37 million tonnes | 33.20 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1890s | 113.53 million tonnes | 39.32 million tonnes | 74.21 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1900s | 213.29 million tonnes | 65.21 million tonnes | 148.07 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1910s | 392.27 million tonnes | 105.42 million tonnes | 286.84 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1920s | 638.98 million tonnes | 145.64 million tonnes | 493.34 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1930s | 912.67 million tonnes | 200.62 million tonnes | 712.05 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1940s | 1.28 billion tonnes | 262.70 million tonnes | 1.02 billion tonnes | Australia |
| 1950s | 1.83 billion tonnes | 444.58 million tonnes | 1.39 billion tonnes | Australia |
| 1960s | 2.72 billion tonnes | 905.94 million tonnes | 1.81 billion tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 4.14 billion tonnes | 1.91 billion tonnes | 2.24 billion tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 6.14 billion tonnes | 3.62 billion tonnes | 2.53 billion tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 8.80 billion tonnes | 5.87 billion tonnes | 2.93 billion tonnes | Australia |
| 2000s | 12.27 billion tonnes | 9.14 billion tonnes | 3.13 billion tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 16.26 billion tonnes | 13.56 billion tonnes | 2.70 billion tonnes | Australia |
| 2020s | 19.27 billion tonnes | 17.23 billion tonnes | 2.04 billion tonnes | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled, Australia or Brazil?
- Australia, at 20.04 billion tonnes against 18.20 billion tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled between Australia and Brazil?
- 1.84 billion tonnes, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled?
- Australia ranks 17th and Brazil ranks 19th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.