Brazil vs South America: IPPU — Emissions (CO2)
IPPU — Emissions (CO2) over time
- Brazil
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 74,612 kt against 42,300 kt in Brazil, a difference of 32,312 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 1.8 times Brazil's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 19th and South America ranks 18th of 232 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 | 9,653 kt | 17,688 kt | 8,035 kt | South America |
| 1970s | 16,480 kt | 28,778 kt | 12,298 kt | South America |
| 1980s | 21,290 kt | 38,023 kt | 16,733 kt | South America |
| 1990s | 26,300 kt | 48,345 kt | 22,045 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 32,770 kt | 62,641 kt | 29,871 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 40,420 kt | 73,782 kt | 33,362 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 41,600 kt | 71,921 kt | 30,321 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions, Brazil or South America?
- South America, at 74,612 kt against 42,300 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions between Brazil and South America?
- 32,312 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 ippu — emissions?
- Brazil ranks 19th and South America ranks 18th of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2). 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