Brazil vs United States of America: Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF

Brazil
2,049 Mt CO2e
in 2023
United States of America
4,969 Mt CO2e
in 2023
Brazil rank
4th
United States of America rank
2nd

Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF over time

  • Brazil
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 4,969 Mt CO2e against 2,049 Mt CO2e in Brazil, a difference of 2,920 Mt CO2e.

That makes United States of America's figure about 2.4 times Brazil's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 176 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 2,247 Mt CO2e 6,047 Mt CO2e 3,800 Mt CO2e United States of America
2010s 1,510 Mt CO2e 5,433 Mt CO2e 3,923 Mt CO2e United States of America
2020s 1,998 Mt CO2e 4,967 Mt CO2e 2,969 Mt CO2e United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf, Brazil or United States of America?
United States of America, at 4,969 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 United States of America?
2,920 Mt CO2e, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Brazil and United States of America rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf?
Brazil ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 2nd 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).