Brazil vs Japan: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Brazil
4.8%
in 2024
Japan
2.2%
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
Japan rank
7th
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 4.8% against 2.2% in Japan, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and Japan ranks 7th of 194 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.7% | Brazil |
| 1870s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% | Brazil |
| 1880s | 2.2% | 0.6% | 1.6% | Brazil |
| 1890s | 2.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% | Brazil |
| 1900s | 2.5% | 1.0% | 1.5% | Brazil |
| 1910s | 3.8% | 1.4% | 2.5% | Brazil |
| 1920s | 4.6% | 1.6% | 3.0% | Brazil |
| 1930s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Brazil |
| 1940s | 3.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | Brazil |
| 1950s | 5.4% | 1.5% | 4.0% | Brazil |
| 1960s | 6.4% | 2.5% | 3.9% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 3.9% | 1.8% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 3.6% | 2.9% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 4.0% | 2.9% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 3.6% | 3.0% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.9% | 1.2% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 2.4% | 2.4% | Brazil |
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 Japan?
- Brazil, at 4.8% against 2.2% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change between Brazil and Japan?
- 2.6%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Brazil ranks 5th and Japan ranks 7th 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.