Brazil vs Japan: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil

Brazil
2.6%
in 2024
Japan
2.8%
in 2024
Brazil rank
7th
Japan rank
6th

Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • Brazil
  • Japan
02468186819462024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.8% against 2.6% in Brazil, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Japan ahead.

Brazil ranks 7th and Japan ranks 6th of 215 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Japan Difference Ahead
1900s 0.0% 1.2% 1.2% Japan
1910s 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% Japan
1920s 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% Japan
1930s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Japan
1940s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Japan
1950s 1.1% 1.2% 0.1% Japan
1960s 1.2% 4.5% 3.4% Japan
1970s 1.5% 7.6% 6.2% Japan
1980s 1.6% 6.7% 5.1% Japan
1990s 2.0% 7.2% 5.2% Japan
2000s 2.3% 5.8% 3.5% Japan
2010s 2.7% 4.2% 1.5% Japan
2020s 2.6% 3.2% 0.6% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, Brazil or Japan?
Japan, at 2.8% against 2.6% in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between Brazil and Japan?
0.2%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
124 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
Brazil ranks 7th and Japan 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 oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 20,888 data points, 1855–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.