Brazil vs Netherlands: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Brazil
0.3%
in 2024
Netherlands
0.5%
in 2024
Brazil rank
27th
Netherlands rank
24th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Brazil
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.5% against 0.3% in Brazil, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.
Across all 169 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 27th and Netherlands ranks 24th of 179 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Brazil or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.5% against 0.3% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Brazil and Netherlands?
- 0.2%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Netherlands?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Netherlands rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Brazil ranks 27th and Netherlands ranks 24th of 179 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 coal. 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 coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.