Brazil vs South America: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Brazil
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 1.13 million kt against 469,206 kt in Brazil, a difference of 663,104 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 2.4 times Brazil's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 18th and South America ranks 19th of 231 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81,742 kt | 344,625 kt | 262,884 kt | South America |
| 1970s | 161,145 kt | 489,167 kt | 328,022 kt | South America |
| 1980s | 214,163 kt | 604,136 kt | 389,972 kt | South America |
| 1990s | 280,815 kt | 772,568 kt | 491,753 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 365,867 kt | 951,422 kt | 585,554 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 477,881 kt | 1.18 million kt | 705,955 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 463,290 kt | 1.09 million kt | 629,085 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), Brazil or South America?
- South America, at 1.13 million kt against 469,206 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between Brazil and South America?
- 663,104 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and South America rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
- Brazil ranks 18th and South America ranks 19th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf