Brazil vs Saudi Arabia: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Brazil
1.9%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1.8%
in 2024
Brazil rank
12th
Saudi Arabia rank
13th
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Brazil
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 89 shared years of data; in 1936 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 7 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.7% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Brazil or Saudi Arabia?
- Brazil, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Brazil and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Saudi Arabia?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Brazil ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.