Brazil vs South Africa
Brazil vs South Africa: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 2.32 tonnes in Brazil and 6.88 tonnes in South Africa, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Africa, by 4.56 tonnes, or 2.97 times that in Brazil.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Brazil ranked 108 and South Africa ranked 35 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Brazil | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.32 | 6.88 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 2.27 | 6.76 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 2.28 | 6.88 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 2.42 | 7.29 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 2.15 | 7.45 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 2.26 | 8.01 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 2.29 | 8.08 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 2.42 | 8.15 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 2.38 | 8.04 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 2.57 | 8.15 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 2.73 | 8.75 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 2.64 | 8.69 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 2.53 | 8.58 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 2.37 | 8.38 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 2.27 | 8.87 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 2.01 | 8.83 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 2.17 | 9.55 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 2.09 | 9.1 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 2 | 8.81 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 2 | 8.82 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 2 | 8.69 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 1.92 | 8.12 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 1.97 | 7.72 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 1.99 | 7.51 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 2.01 | 7.36 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 1.96 | 7.29 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 1.94 | 7.73 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 1.92 | 7.69 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 1.83 | 7.45 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 1.73 | 7.3 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 1.63 | 7.01 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 1.59 | 6.97 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 1.55 | 7.06 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 1.55 | 7.34 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 1.52 | 7.71 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 1.58 | 7.61 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 1.58 | 7.92 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 1.58 | 8.07 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 1.57 | 7.88 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 1.46 | 8.2 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 1.39 | 8.34 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 1.4 | 8.1 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 1.49 | 8.32 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 1.54 | 8.4 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 1.71 | 8.23 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 1.75 | 7.98 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 1.68 | 8 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 1.59 | 9.04 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 1.56 | 9.3 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 1.45 | 8.99 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 1.39 | 8.6 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 1.32 | 8.57 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 1.16 | 8.09 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 1.09 | 8.04 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 1.12 | 8.33 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Brazil vs South Africa
Health
- Life expectancyBrazil: 75.9 years in 2023South Africa: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrazil: 1.4 per 100 live births in 2024South Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrazil: 12.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBrazil: 3.3% in 2017South Africa: 3.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateBrazil: 6.1 per 100,000 people in 2017South Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBrazil: 211 million people in 2023South Africa: 63.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthBrazil: 0.41% a year in 2023South Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBrazil: 1.62 births per woman in 2023South Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBrazil: 88.2% in 2025South Africa: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageBrazil: 33.9 years in 2023South Africa: 28.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrazil: 10.6% in 2023South Africa: 6.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateBrazil: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023South Africa: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBrazil: 1.05% of GDP in 2025South Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBrazil: $23.6B in 2025South Africa: $3B in 2025
- Military spending per personBrazil: $113 in 2025South Africa: $49 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBrazil: 2.2% of government spending in 2025South Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBrazil: 762,000 people in 2020South Africa: 89,000 people in 2020
- National powerBrazil: 2.01% of world capability in 2022South Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBrazil: 0.76% of the labour force in 2020South Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBrazil: 462 million TIV in 2025South Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBrazil: 153 million TIV in 2025South Africa: 115 million TIV in 2025