Brazil vs Germany: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Brazil
1.3%
in 2024
Germany
1.5%
in 2024
Brazil rank
13th
Germany rank
10th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Brazil
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.5% against 1.3% in Brazil, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
Across all 169 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 13th and Germany ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 11.6% | 11.5% | Germany |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 13.5% | 13.4% | Germany |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 14.4% | 14.2% | Germany |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 15.5% | 15.4% | Germany |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 16.2% | 16.1% | Germany |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 15.5% | 15.4% | Germany |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 14.7% | 14.6% | Germany |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 12.3% | 12.2% | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 12.0% | 11.9% | Germany |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 9.5% | 9.4% | Germany |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 9.3% | 8.8% | Germany |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 8.4% | 7.9% | Germany |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 6.2% | 5.4% | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 5.2% | 4.2% | Germany |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 4.1% | 2.9% | Germany |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 3.1% | 1.8% | Germany |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 2.2% | 0.8% | Germany |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.7% | 0.4% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Brazil or Germany?
- Germany, at 1.5% against 1.3% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Brazil and Germany?
- 0.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Germany?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Germany rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Brazil ranks 13th and Germany ranks 10th 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.