Brazil vs Ethiopia: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation

Brazil
1,025 Mt CO2e
in 2023
Ethiopia
156.42 Mt CO2e
in 2023
Brazil rank
1st
Ethiopia rank
3rd

Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation over time

  • Brazil
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 1,025 Mt CO2e against 156.42 Mt CO2e in Ethiopia, a difference of 868.58 Mt CO2e.

That makes Brazil's figure about 6.6 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 1st and Ethiopia ranks 3rd of 183 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Ethiopia Difference Ahead
2000s 1,520 Mt CO2e 65.2 Mt CO2e 1,455 Mt CO2e Brazil
2010s 648.91 Mt CO2e 139.66 Mt CO2e 509.25 Mt CO2e Brazil
2020s 1,014 Mt CO2e 156.42 Mt CO2e 857.69 Mt CO2e Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation, Brazil or Ethiopia?
Brazil, at 1,025 Mt CO2e against 156.42 Mt CO2e in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation between Brazil and Ethiopia?
868.58 Mt CO2e, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ethiopia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Ethiopia rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation?
Brazil ranks 1st and Ethiopia ranks 3rd of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (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) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 5,498 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Deforestation".