Australia vs Brazil: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Australia
1.0%
in 2024
Brazil
1.3%
in 2024
Australia rank
16th
Brazil rank
13th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.3% against 1.0% in Australia, a difference of 0.3%.
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 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 1950s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.4% | 0.3% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Australia or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 1.3% against 1.0% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Australia and Brazil?
- 0.3%, 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 share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.