Brazil vs Tunisia: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Brazil
3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tunisia
3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
108th
Tunisia rank
105th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Brazil
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 108th and Tunisia ranks 105th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 15 and Tunisia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1860s | 0.5307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1870s | 0.536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1880s | 0.534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1890s | 0.5724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1900s | 0.5766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1910s | 0.6291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1920s | 0.6655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1930s | 0.6557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1940s | 0.6469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1950s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1960s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1970s | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1980s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Brazil or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Brazil and Tunisia?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Tunisia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Tunisia rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Brazil ranks 108th and Tunisia ranks 105th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. 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 are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.