Bolivia vs Brazil: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Bolivia
12.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Brazil
13.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bolivia rank
22nd
Brazil rank
21st
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Bolivia
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 13.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bolivia, a difference of 0.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 22nd and Brazil ranks 21st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 11 and Brazil in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 22.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 5.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1870s | -3.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1880s | 15.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1890s | 15.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1900s | 11.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1910s | 17.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 17.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1930s | 16.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 15.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 17.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 12.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1970s | 15.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 11.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1990s | 16.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 15.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 11.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 11.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 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, Bolivia or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 13.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Bolivia and Brazil?
- 0.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Brazil?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Brazil rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Bolivia ranks 22nd and Brazil ranks 21st of 198 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.