Brazil vs Namibia: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Brazil
0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Namibia
1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
22nd
Namibia rank
19th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Brazil
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.1379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Namibia ahead.
Brazil ranks 22nd and Namibia ranks 19th of 196 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1970s | 0.6721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1980s | 0.7115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1990s | 0.6938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.7647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.8265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.9211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Brazil or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 1.1 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 Namibia?
- 0.1379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Namibia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Namibia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 22nd and Namibia ranks 19th 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.