Brazil vs Germany: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Brazil
2.6%
in 2024
Germany
1.9%
in 2024
Brazil rank
7th
Germany rank
10th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Brazil
- Germany
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.6% against 1.9% in Germany, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Germany ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and Germany ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 3.3% | 3.3% | Germany |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Germany |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Germany |
| 1950s | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Germany |
| 1960s | 1.2% | 4.5% | 3.3% | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 5.0% | 3.5% | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 4.1% | 2.5% | Germany |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 3.7% | 1.7% | Germany |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.9% | 0.6% | Germany |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 0.4% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 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 Germany?
- Brazil, at 2.6% against 1.9% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between Brazil and Germany?
- 0.7%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Germany?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Germany rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Germany ranks 10th 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.