Brazil vs China: Greenhouse gas emissions
Brazil
2.80 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
China
14.11 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Brazil rank
4th
China rank
1st
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 14.11 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.80 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Brazil, a difference of 11.30 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes China's figure about 5.0 times Brazil's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 199 countries.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.