Brazil vs Canada: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Brazil
2.5%
in 2024
Canada
3.3%
in 2024
Brazil rank
11th
Canada rank
9th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Brazil
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.3% against 2.5% in Brazil, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 11th and Canada ranks 9th of 215 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 2.7% | 2.4% | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 2.0% | 1.7% | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 2.2% | 1.3% | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 2.9% | 1.4% | Canada |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 3.2% | 1.1% | Canada |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 3.3% | 0.8% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Brazil or Canada?
- Canada, at 3.3% against 2.5% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Brazil and Canada?
- 0.8%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Brazil ranks 11th and Canada ranks 9th 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. 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 flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.