Brazil vs India: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Brazil
4.8%
in 2024
India
7.4%
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
India rank
3rd
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 7.4% against 4.8% in Brazil, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes India's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 156 shared years of data; in 1858 it was India ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and India ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 9 and India in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.0% | 3.4% | 2.4% | India |
| 1860s | 1.2% | 3.5% | 2.3% | India |
| 1870s | 1.3% | 2.5% | 1.2% | India |
| 1880s | 2.2% | 2.4% | 0.2% | India |
| 1890s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 1900s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 0.8% | Brazil |
| 1910s | 3.8% | 1.7% | 2.1% | Brazil |
| 1920s | 4.6% | 4.8% | 0.2% | India |
| 1930s | 2.3% | 5.4% | 3.1% | India |
| 1940s | 3.9% | 5.1% | 1.3% | India |
| 1950s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1960s | 6.4% | 3.0% | 3.3% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 2.1% | 3.6% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 2.3% | 4.2% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 3.0% | 4.0% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 3.8% | 2.8% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 5.6% | 1.5% | India |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 6.9% | 2.0% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change, Brazil or India?
- India, at 7.4% against 4.8% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change between Brazil and India?
- 2.6%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 156 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Brazil ranks 5th and India ranks 3rd of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.