Brazil vs Canada: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Brazil
681.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Canada
632.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Brazil rank
9th
Canada rank
10th

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Brazil
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 681.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 632.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Canada, a difference of 48.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Canada ahead.

Brazil ranks 9th and Canada ranks 10th of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Canada Difference Ahead
1850s 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Canada
1860s 4.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Canada
1870s 5.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Canada
1880s 6.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Canada
1890s 9.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Canada
1900s 11.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 50.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 39.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Canada
1910s 15.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 92.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 76.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Canada
1920s 20.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 107.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 86.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Canada
1930s 24.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 106.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 82.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Canada
1940s 30.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 164.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 133.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Canada
1950s 64.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 207.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 143.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Canada
1960s 109.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 296.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 187.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Canada
1970s 212.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 465.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 253.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Canada
1980s 292.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 511.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 218.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Canada
1990s 394.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 589.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 195.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Canada
2000s 521.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 673.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 152.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Canada
2010s 667.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 670.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Canada
2020s 670.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 635.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 34.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Brazil or Canada?
Brazil, at 681.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 632.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Brazil and Canada?
48.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Brazil ranks 9th and Canada ranks 10th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.