Brazil vs China: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Brazil
13.4%
in 2024
China
9.0%
in 2024
Brazil rank
2nd
China rank
4th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 13.4% against 9.0% in China, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was China ahead.
Brazil ranks 2nd and China ranks 4th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and China in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.2% | 6.4% | 5.2% | China |
| 1860s | 1.2% | 5.0% | 3.8% | China |
| 1870s | 1.3% | 3.6% | 2.3% | China |
| 1880s | 1.6% | 3.0% | 1.4% | China |
| 1890s | 1.9% | 3.1% | 1.1% | China |
| 1900s | 2.2% | 3.5% | 1.2% | China |
| 1910s | 2.8% | 4.1% | 1.3% | China |
| 1920s | 3.5% | 4.7% | 1.1% | China |
| 1930s | 3.9% | 5.3% | 1.4% | China |
| 1940s | 4.1% | 6.1% | 2.1% | China |
| 1950s | 4.8% | 7.4% | 2.6% | China |
| 1960s | 5.9% | 8.1% | 2.2% | China |
| 1970s | 7.1% | 9.2% | 2.1% | China |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 10.1% | 1.6% | China |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 10.4% | 0.3% | China |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 10.3% | 1.4% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 9.8% | 2.8% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 9.2% | 4.0% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Brazil or China?
- Brazil, at 13.4% against 9.0% in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Brazil and China?
- 4.4%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Brazil ranks 2nd and China ranks 4th of 197 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 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from land-use change.