Brazil vs Canada: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Brazil
0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Canada
1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
22nd
Canada rank
20th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Brazil
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.1179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 22nd and Canada ranks 20th of 196 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.6721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.7115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.6938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.7647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.8265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.9211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Brazil or Canada?
- Canada, at 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Brazil and Canada?
- 0.1179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 22nd and Canada ranks 20th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.