Brazil vs United States: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Brazil
5.1%
in 2024
United States
20.4%
in 2024
Brazil rank
4th
United States rank
1st
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 20.4% against 5.1% in Brazil, a difference of 15.3%.
That makes United States's figure about 4.0 times Brazil's.
Across all 169 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 194 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3% | 29.1% | 28.8% | United States |
| 1860s | 0.7% | 29.2% | 28.5% | United States |
| 1870s | 0.9% | 30.7% | 29.7% | United States |
| 1880s | 1.2% | 33.1% | 31.8% | United States |
| 1890s | 1.5% | 33.4% | 31.9% | United States |
| 1900s | 1.7% | 33.4% | 31.7% | United States |
| 1910s | 2.0% | 33.3% | 31.3% | United States |
| 1920s | 2.5% | 33.4% | 30.9% | United States |
| 1930s | 2.7% | 32.4% | 29.7% | United States |
| 1940s | 2.7% | 31.0% | 28.3% | United States |
| 1950s | 3.1% | 29.7% | 26.6% | United States |
| 1960s | 3.6% | 27.7% | 24.1% | United States |
| 1970s | 4.1% | 26.5% | 22.4% | United States |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 25.2% | 20.7% | United States |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 24.0% | 19.2% | United States |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 23.1% | 17.9% | United States |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 21.7% | 16.6% | United States |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 20.6% | 15.6% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Brazil or United States?
- United States, at 20.4% against 5.1% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Brazil and United States?
- 15.3%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Brazil ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 194 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 including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).