Brazil vs Russia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Brazil
121.45 billion tonnes
in 2024
Russia
107.70 billion tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
2nd
Russia rank
3rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Brazil
- Russia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 121.45 billion tonnes against 107.70 billion tonnes in Russia, a difference of 13.75 billion tonnes.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Russia ahead.
Brazil ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 3rd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 188.51 million tonnes | 3.16 billion tonnes | 2.97 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1860s | 547.85 million tonnes | 8.91 billion tonnes | 8.37 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1870s | 992.32 million tonnes | 14.99 billion tonnes | 14.00 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1880s | 1.77 billion tonnes | 22.31 billion tonnes | 20.54 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1890s | 2.90 billion tonnes | 31.18 billion tonnes | 28.28 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1900s | 4.36 billion tonnes | 42.26 billion tonnes | 37.90 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1910s | 6.75 billion tonnes | 52.85 billion tonnes | 46.10 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1920s | 10.31 billion tonnes | 59.66 billion tonnes | 49.36 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1930s | 13.44 billion tonnes | 70.30 billion tonnes | 56.86 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1940s | 16.40 billion tonnes | 79.94 billion tonnes | 63.54 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1950s | 22.47 billion tonnes | 83.37 billion tonnes | 60.90 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1960s | 32.08 billion tonnes | 90.48 billion tonnes | 58.40 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1970s | 43.53 billion tonnes | 94.98 billion tonnes | 51.45 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1980s | 57.16 billion tonnes | 98.99 billion tonnes | 41.83 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1990s | 73.58 billion tonnes | 101.90 billion tonnes | 28.33 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 2000s | 93.68 billion tonnes | 102.55 billion tonnes | 8.87 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 2010s | 108.16 billion tonnes | 104.59 billion tonnes | 3.57 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 2020s | 118.24 billion tonnes | 106.96 billion tonnes | 11.28 billion tonnes | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Brazil or Russia?
- Brazil, at 121.45 billion tonnes against 107.70 billion tonnes in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Brazil and Russia?
- 13.75 billion tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Russia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Russia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Brazil ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 3rd of 197 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 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.