Brazil vs China (People’s Republic of): Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF

Brazil
2,049 Mt CO2e
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of)
14,065 Mt CO2e
in 2023
Brazil rank
4th
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st

Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF over time

  • Brazil
  • China (People’s Republic of)
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How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 14,065 Mt CO2e against 2,049 Mt CO2e in Brazil, a difference of 12,016 Mt CO2e.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 6.9 times Brazil's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, China (People’s Republic of) has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 4th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st of 176 countries.

China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil China (People’s Republic of) Difference Ahead
2000s 2,247 Mt CO2e 6,750 Mt CO2e 4,502 Mt CO2e China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 1,510 Mt CO2e 11,721 Mt CO2e 10,210 Mt CO2e China (People’s Republic of)
2020s 1,998 Mt CO2e 13,496 Mt CO2e 11,497 Mt CO2e China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf, Brazil or China (People’s Republic of)?
China (People’s Republic of), at 14,065 Mt CO2e against 2,049 Mt CO2e in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf between Brazil and China (People’s Republic of)?
12,016 Mt CO2e, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China (People’s Republic of)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Brazil and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf?
Brazil ranks 4th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF (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
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
223 places, 5,363 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, agriculture, and land use, land use changes, and forestry (LULUCF) sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).