Brazil vs Canada: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Brazil
2.6%
in 2024
Canada
2.0%
in 2024
Brazil rank
7th
Canada rank
8th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Brazil
- Canada
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.6% against 2.0% in Canada, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Canada ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and Canada ranks 8th of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | Canada |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 2.6% | 2.6% | Canada |
| 1950s | 1.1% | 3.7% | 2.6% | Canada |
| 1960s | 1.2% | 3.4% | 2.3% | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 2.9% | 1.4% | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 2.4% | 0.8% | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.3% | 0.3% | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 0.5% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 0.6% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, Brazil or Canada?
- Brazil, at 2.6% against 2.0% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between Brazil and Canada?
- 0.6%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Canada ranks 8th 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 oil. 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 oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.