Australia vs Brazil: Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions

Australia
386.73 million tonnes
in 2024
Brazil
483.01 million tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
16th
Brazil rank
13th

Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time

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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 483.01 million tonnes against 386.73 million tonnes in Australia, a difference of 96.28 million tonnes.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 16th and Brazil ranks 13th of 215 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 16 and Brazil in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Brazil Difference Ahead
1850s 363,854 tonnes 288,376 tonnes 75,479 tonnes Australia
1860s 1.01 million tonnes 523,599 tonnes 482,596 tonnes Australia
1870s 2.03 million tonnes 884,500 tonnes 1.15 million tonnes Australia
1880s 4.40 million tonnes 1.23 million tonnes 3.18 million tonnes Australia
1890s 7.01 million tonnes 2.30 million tonnes 4.71 million tonnes Australia
1900s 12.90 million tonnes 2.96 million tonnes 9.94 million tonnes Australia
1910s 21.52 million tonnes 4.06 million tonnes 17.46 million tonnes Australia
1920s 27.53 million tonnes 5.03 million tonnes 22.50 million tonnes Australia
1930s 28.84 million tonnes 5.62 million tonnes 23.22 million tonnes Australia
1940s 42.07 million tonnes 6.86 million tonnes 35.21 million tonnes Australia
1950s 69.39 million tonnes 30.58 million tonnes 38.81 million tonnes Australia
1960s 108.17 million tonnes 60.95 million tonnes 47.22 million tonnes Australia
1970s 169.71 million tonnes 141.67 million tonnes 28.04 million tonnes Australia
1980s 224.21 million tonnes 186.50 million tonnes 37.71 million tonnes Australia
1990s 303.93 million tonnes 268.95 million tonnes 34.98 million tonnes Australia
2000s 380.94 million tonnes 366.64 million tonnes 14.30 million tonnes Australia
2010s 405.77 million tonnes 495.82 million tonnes 90.05 million tonnes Brazil
2020s 388.43 million tonnes 478.32 million tonnes 89.90 million tonnes Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions, Australia or Brazil?
Brazil, at 483.01 million tonnes against 386.73 million tonnes in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions between Australia and Brazil?
96.28 million tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions?
Australia ranks 16th and Brazil ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 23,583 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.