Brazil vs China: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 928.7 Mt CO2e against 219.29 Mt CO2e in Brazil, a difference of 709.41 Mt CO2e.
That makes China's figure about 4.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was China ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and China in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.98 Mt CO2e | 60.81 Mt CO2e | 0.1668 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
| 1980s | 73.58 Mt CO2e | 87.03 Mt CO2e | 13.46 Mt CO2e | China |
| 1990s | 102.87 Mt CO2e | 128.89 Mt CO2e | 26.03 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2000s | 137.1 Mt CO2e | 378.83 Mt CO2e | 241.73 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2010s | 196.53 Mt CO2e | 783.52 Mt CO2e | 586.99 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2020s | 206.56 Mt CO2e | 925.07 Mt CO2e | 718.51 Mt CO2e | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy), Brazil or China?
- China, at 928.7 Mt CO2e against 219.29 Mt CO2e in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) between Brazil and China?
- 709.41 Mt CO2e, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Brazil ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 194 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 Transport (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
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).