Argentina vs Brazil: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy)

Argentina
39.4 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Brazil
42.32 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Argentina rank
16th
Brazil rank
14th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) over time

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 42.32 Mt CO2e against 39.4 Mt CO2e in Argentina, a difference of 2.92 Mt CO2e.

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 16th and Brazil ranks 14th of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Brazil in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Brazil Difference Ahead
1970s 15.06 Mt CO2e 11.42 Mt CO2e 3.64 Mt CO2e Argentina
1980s 19.64 Mt CO2e 21.6 Mt CO2e 1.96 Mt CO2e Brazil
1990s 24.71 Mt CO2e 31.89 Mt CO2e 7.18 Mt CO2e Brazil
2000s 31.97 Mt CO2e 35.89 Mt CO2e 3.92 Mt CO2e Brazil
2010s 40.69 Mt CO2e 38.45 Mt CO2e 2.25 Mt CO2e Argentina
2020s 38.69 Mt CO2e 41.11 Mt CO2e 2.42 Mt CO2e Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy), Argentina or Brazil?
Brazil, at 42.32 Mt CO2e against 39.4 Mt CO2e in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) between Argentina and Brazil?
2.92 Mt CO2e, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy)?
Argentina ranks 16th and Brazil ranks 14th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 13,200 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).