Brazil vs Canada: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring
Brazil
4.2%
in 2024
Canada
4.1%
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
Canada rank
6th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Brazil
- Canada
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 4.2% against 4.1% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and Canada ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2% | 1.9% | 1.7% | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 3.5% | 2.9% | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 2.2% | 0.9% | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 4.9% | 2.1% | Canada |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 4.6% | 0.8% | Canada |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 0.4% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 0.3% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from flaring, Brazil or Canada?
- Brazil, at 4.2% against 4.1% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from flaring between Brazil and Canada?
- 0.1%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Brazil ranks 5th and Canada ranks 6th 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 from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.