Brazil vs Egypt: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Brazil
2.28 tonnes per person
in 2024
Egypt
2.22 tonnes per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
126th
Egypt rank
128th
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Brazil
- Egypt
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.28 tonnes per person against 2.22 tonnes per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 126th and Egypt ranks 128th of 213 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 10 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.1639 tonnes per person | 0.0243 tonnes per person | 0.1396 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1920s | 0.1646 tonnes per person | 0.0442 tonnes per person | 0.1204 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1930s | 0.1512 tonnes per person | 0.0654 tonnes per person | 0.0859 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1940s | 0.1463 tonnes per person | 0.2465 tonnes per person | 0.1003 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.4919 tonnes per person | 0.4795 tonnes per person | 0.0125 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.7316 tonnes per person | 0.7095 tonnes per person | 0.0222 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1970s | 1.32 tonnes per person | 0.7807 tonnes per person | 0.536 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1.39 tonnes per person | 1.24 tonnes per person | 0.1535 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1.67 tonnes per person | 1.47 tonnes per person | 0.2027 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 2 tonnes per person | 2.03 tonnes per person | 0.0285 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.47 tonnes per person | 2.32 tonnes per person | 0.1491 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 2.27 tonnes per person | 2.26 tonnes per person | 0.0182 tonnes per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Brazil or Egypt?
- Brazil, at 2.28 tonnes per person against 2.22 tonnes per person in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Brazil and Egypt?
- 0.06 tonnes per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Egypt?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Egypt rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Brazil ranks 126th and Egypt ranks 128th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.