Brazil vs South Africa: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use
Brazil
0.0155 °C
in 2024
South Africa
0.0135 °C
in 2024
Brazil rank
13th
South Africa rank
16th
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use over time
- Brazil
- South Africa
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.0155 °C against 0.0135 °C in South Africa, a difference of 0.002 °C.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 16th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 14 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Brazil |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Brazil |
| 1870s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Brazil |
| 1880s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Brazil |
| 1890s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Brazil |
| 1900s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Brazil |
| 1910s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Brazil |
| 1920s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | Brazil |
| 1930s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0001 °C | Brazil |
| 1940s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0 °C | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0001 °C | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.0018 °C | 0.0019 °C | 0.0002 °C | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0028 °C | 0.0029 °C | 0.0001 °C | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0045 °C | 0.0044 °C | 0.0001 °C | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.0067 °C | 0.0065 °C | 0.0002 °C | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.0094 °C | 0.0088 °C | 0.0005 °C | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.0124 °C | 0.0113 °C | 0.0011 °C | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.0149 °C | 0.0131 °C | 0.0018 °C | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, Brazil or South Africa?
- Brazil, at 0.0155 °C against 0.0135 °C in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use between Brazil and South Africa?
- 0.002 °C, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use?
- Brazil ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 16th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.