Brazil vs Japan: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Brazil
681.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Japan
986.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Brazil rank
9th
Japan rank
6th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 986.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 681.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Brazil, a difference of 305.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Japan ahead.
Brazil ranks 9th and Japan ranks 6th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 329,449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1860s | 4.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 325,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brazil |
| 1870s | 5.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45,162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1880s | 6.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1890s | 9.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1900s | 11.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1910s | 15.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1920s | 20.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 93.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1930s | 24.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 120.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1940s | 30.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 133.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 103.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1950s | 64.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 182.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 118.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1960s | 109.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 452.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 343.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1970s | 212.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 946.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 734.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1980s | 292.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 992.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 699.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1990s | 394.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 868.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 2000s | 521.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 775.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 2010s | 667.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 581.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 2020s | 670.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 369.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
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 Japan?
- Japan, at 986.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 681.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Brazil and Japan?
- 305.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Brazil ranks 9th and Japan ranks 6th 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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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.