Brazil vs Dominica: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Brazil
3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Dominica
3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
109th
Dominica rank
112th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Brazil
- Dominica
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Dominica, a difference of 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 109th and Dominica ranks 112th of 198 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1860s | 0.5307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1870s | 0.536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1880s | 0.534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1890s | 0.5724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1900s | 0.5766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1910s | 0.6291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1920s | 0.6655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1930s | 0.6557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1940s | 0.6469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1950s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1960s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1970s | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1980s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1990s | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Brazil or Dominica?
- Brazil, at 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Dominica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Brazil and Dominica?
- 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Dominica?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Dominica rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Brazil ranks 109th and Dominica ranks 112th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.