Brazil vs Qatar: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Brazil
1.50 billion tonnes
in 2024
Qatar
1.94 billion tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
33rd
Qatar rank
30th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Brazil
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.94 billion tonnes against 1.50 billion tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 434.07 million tonnes.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 33rd and Qatar ranks 30th of 146 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 65,930 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 65,930 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1960s | 1.45 million tonnes | 1.10 million tonnes | 346,347 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 4.98 million tonnes | 18.02 million tonnes | 13.04 million tonnes | Qatar |
| 1980s | 28.99 million tonnes | 85.53 million tonnes | 56.54 million tonnes | Qatar |
| 1990s | 103.57 million tonnes | 240.30 million tonnes | 136.73 million tonnes | Qatar |
| 2000s | 325.45 million tonnes | 509.30 million tonnes | 183.85 million tonnes | Qatar |
| 2010s | 875.53 million tonnes | 1.09 billion tonnes | 216.50 million tonnes | Qatar |
| 2020s | 1.38 billion tonnes | 1.74 billion tonnes | 360.30 million tonnes | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Brazil or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 1.94 billion tonnes against 1.50 billion tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Brazil and Qatar?
- 434.07 million tonnes, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Qatar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Qatar rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Brazil ranks 33rd and Qatar ranks 30th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.