Brazil vs South Korea: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Brazil
1.7%
in 2024
South Korea
2.1%
in 2024
Brazil rank
10th
South Korea rank
8th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Brazil
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 2.1% against 1.7% in Brazil, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 10th and South Korea ranks 8th of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 8 and South Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Brazil |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Brazil |
| 1950s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Brazil |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.8% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 0.8% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.4% | 0.4% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 2.3% | 0.4% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 2.1% | 0.4% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Brazil or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 2.1% against 1.7% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Brazil and South Korea?
- 0.4%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Korea?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and South Korea rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Brazil ranks 10th and South Korea ranks 8th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from cement.