Brazil vs Iceland: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Brazil
0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iceland
0.8964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
22nd
Iceland rank
24th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Brazil
- Iceland
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.8964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.0657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Brazil ranks 22nd and Iceland ranks 24th of 196 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.6721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.7115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.6938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.7647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.8265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.9211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Brazil or Iceland?
- Brazil, at 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.8964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Brazil and Iceland?
- 0.0657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Iceland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Iceland rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 22nd and Iceland ranks 24th 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.