Brazil vs Russia: Per capita methane emissions
Brazil
2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Russia
3.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
24th
Russia rank
21st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Brazil
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 3.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 24th and Russia ranks 21st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1860s | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1870s | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1880s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1890s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1900s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1910s | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1920s | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1930s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1940s | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1950s | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1960s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1970s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1980s | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1990s | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 2000s | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 2020s | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Brazil or Russia?
- Russia, at 3.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Brazil and Russia?
- 0.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Russia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Russia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Brazil ranks 24th and Russia ranks 21st of 199 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.