Australia vs Brazil: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre

Australia
0.0473 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil
0.0503 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
138th
Brazil rank
136th

Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Brazil
00.020.040.06196119922023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.0503 kt per square kilometre against 0.0473 kt per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.003 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 138th and Brazil ranks 136th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Brazil in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Brazil Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0158 kt per square kilometre 0.0072 kt per square kilometre 0.0086 kt per square kilometre Australia
1970s 0.0233 kt per square kilometre 0.0161 kt per square kilometre 0.0071 kt per square kilometre Australia
1980s 0.0318 kt per square kilometre 0.0212 kt per square kilometre 0.0106 kt per square kilometre Australia
1990s 0.0375 kt per square kilometre 0.0295 kt per square kilometre 0.0079 kt per square kilometre Australia
2000s 0.0457 kt per square kilometre 0.0388 kt per square kilometre 0.0069 kt per square kilometre Australia
2010s 0.0486 kt per square kilometre 0.052 kt per square kilometre 0.0034 kt per square kilometre Brazil
2020s 0.0474 kt per square kilometre 0.0498 kt per square kilometre 0.0024 kt per square kilometre Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Australia or Brazil?
Brazil, at 0.0503 kt per square kilometre against 0.0473 kt per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Australia and Brazil?
0.003 kt per square kilometre, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 138th and Brazil ranks 136th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2) 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.