Brazil vs India: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Brazil
5.2%
in 2024
India
7.8%
in 2024
Brazil rank
4th
India rank
3rd
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 7.8% against 5.2% in Brazil, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes India's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was India ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and India in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.1% | 6.9% | 5.8% | India |
| 1860s | 1.2% | 6.5% | 5.3% | India |
| 1870s | 1.2% | 5.6% | 4.3% | India |
| 1880s | 1.7% | 5.2% | 3.5% | India |
| 1890s | 1.7% | 4.7% | 2.9% | India |
| 1900s | 2.1% | 3.9% | 1.8% | India |
| 1910s | 3.1% | 3.7% | 0.6% | India |
| 1920s | 3.7% | 4.8% | 1.0% | India |
| 1930s | 2.6% | 5.1% | 2.6% | India |
| 1940s | 3.5% | 5.0% | 1.5% | India |
| 1950s | 4.6% | 4.7% | 0.2% | India |
| 1960s | 5.4% | 3.9% | 1.6% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 3.3% | 1.7% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 3.7% | 1.9% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 4.4% | 2.1% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.1% | 1.6% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 6.3% | 1.5% | India |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 7.3% | 2.1% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Brazil or India?
- India, at 7.8% against 5.2% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Brazil and India?
- 2.6%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.