Brazil vs Egypt: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population
Brazil
1.6%
in 2100
Egypt
2.0%
in 2100
Brazil rank
12th
Egypt rank
11th
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population over time
- Brazil
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.0% against 1.6% in Brazil, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 12th and Egypt ranks 11th of 234 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 32 and Egypt in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.5% | 1.5% | 2.0% | Brazil |
| 1100s | 3.2% | 1.1% | 2.1% | Brazil |
| 1200s | 3.1% | 0.9% | 2.2% | Brazil |
| 1300s | 3.3% | 1.0% | 2.3% | Brazil |
| 1400s | 3.7% | 0.9% | 2.8% | Brazil |
| 1500s | 3.7% | 0.8% | 2.9% | Brazil |
| 1600s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Egypt |
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Egypt |
| 1710s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 1720s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 1730s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Egypt |
| 1740s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Egypt |
| 1750s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Egypt |
| 1760s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Egypt |
| 1770s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Egypt |
| 1780s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Egypt |
| 1790s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 1800s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 1810s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 1820s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1830s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1840s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1850s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1860s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Brazil |
| 1870s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Brazil |
| 1880s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Brazil |
| 1890s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Brazil |
| 1900s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Brazil |
| 1910s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Brazil |
| 1920s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 0.9% | Brazil |
| 1930s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 1.0% | Brazil |
| 1940s | 2.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | Brazil |
| 1950s | 2.3% | 0.9% | 1.4% | Brazil |
| 1960s | 2.5% | 0.9% | 1.6% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 1.0% | 1.7% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 1.0% | 1.7% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.1% | 1.7% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.2% | 1.6% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.3% | 1.4% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.4% | 1.2% | Brazil |
| 2030s | 2.5% | 1.5% | 0.9% | Brazil |
| 2040s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 0.7% | Brazil |
| 2050s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 0.5% | Brazil |
| 2060s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.3% | Brazil |
| 2070s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 2080s | 1.8% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 2090s | 1.7% | 2.0% | 0.3% | Egypt |
| 2100s | 1.6% | 2.0% | 0.4% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions and population, Brazil or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 2.0% against 1.6% in Brazil as of 2100.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions and population between Brazil and Egypt?
- 0.4%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Egypt?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Brazil and Egypt rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Brazil ranks 12th and Egypt ranks 11th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.