Brazil vs India: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Brazil
139.44 billion tonnes
in 2024
India
105.59 billion tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
4th
India rank
5th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 139.44 billion tonnes against 105.59 billion tonnes in India, a difference of 33.85 billion tonnes.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 156 shared years of data; in 1858 it was India ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 5th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 11 and India in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 124.17 million tonnes | 178.00 million tonnes | 53.83 million tonnes | India |
| 1860s | 289.81 million tonnes | 677.59 million tonnes | 387.78 million tonnes | India |
| 1870s | 1.01 billion tonnes | 1.16 billion tonnes | 143.24 million tonnes | India |
| 1880s | 1.59 billion tonnes | 1.84 billion tonnes | 249.60 million tonnes | India |
| 1890s | 2.74 billion tonnes | 3.02 billion tonnes | 279.11 million tonnes | India |
| 1900s | 4.22 billion tonnes | 4.20 billion tonnes | 17.19 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1910s | 6.65 billion tonnes | 5.46 billion tonnes | 1.19 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 1920s | 10.25 billion tonnes | 8.25 billion tonnes | 2.00 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 1930s | 13.43 billion tonnes | 13.11 billion tonnes | 323.49 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1940s | 16.46 billion tonnes | 18.50 billion tonnes | 2.04 billion tonnes | India |
| 1950s | 22.71 billion tonnes | 25.28 billion tonnes | 2.57 billion tonnes | India |
| 1960s | 32.78 billion tonnes | 32.15 billion tonnes | 622.13 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 45.23 billion tonnes | 37.14 billion tonnes | 8.09 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 1980s | 60.57 billion tonnes | 42.62 billion tonnes | 17.95 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 1990s | 79.24 billion tonnes | 50.17 billion tonnes | 29.07 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 2000s | 102.61 billion tonnes | 61.32 billion tonnes | 41.30 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 2010s | 121.52 billion tonnes | 79.87 billion tonnes | 41.65 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 2020s | 135.26 billion tonnes | 99.49 billion tonnes | 35.78 billion tonnes | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Brazil or India?
- Brazil, at 139.44 billion tonnes against 105.59 billion tonnes in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Brazil and India?
- 33.85 billion tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 156 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 5th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.