Brazil vs India: Ghg emissions by world region

Brazil
2.80 billion
in 2024
India
4.26 billion
in 2024
Brazil rank
4th
India rank
3rd

Ghg emissions by world region over time

  • Brazil
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 4.26 billion against 2.80 billion in Brazil, a difference of 1.46 billion.

That makes India's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was India ahead.

Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 3rd of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and India in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil India Difference Ahead
1850s 49.84 million 317.39 million 267.54 million India
1860s 55.61 million 300.26 million 244.66 million India
1870s 69.90 million 312.67 million 242.77 million India
1880s 111.70 million 341.37 million 229.68 million India
1890s 134.64 million 366.21 million 231.58 million India
1900s 202.42 million 374.68 million 172.27 million India
1910s 327.11 million 392.78 million 65.67 million India
1920s 439.56 million 562.09 million 122.53 million India
1930s 325.51 million 652.44 million 326.93 million India
1940s 512.43 million 737.20 million 224.77 million India
1950s 916.60 million 944.44 million 27.84 million India
1960s 1.32 billion 936.76 million 387.72 million Brazil
1970s 1.56 billion 1.04 billion 527.90 million Brazil
1980s 1.97 billion 1.30 billion 672.55 million Brazil
1990s 2.53 billion 1.72 billion 815.04 million Brazil
2000s 2.94 billion 2.26 billion 683.58 million Brazil
2010s 2.50 billion 3.26 billion 764.99 million India
2020s 2.77 billion 3.88 billion 1.11 billion India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ghg emissions by world region, Brazil or India?
India, at 4.26 billion against 2.80 billion in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in ghg emissions by world region between Brazil and India?
1.46 billion, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Brazil and India rank globally for ghg emissions by world region?
Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Ghg emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Ghg emissions by world region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed