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Brazil vs Germany: Environment

This page compares Brazil and Germany across 45 Environment indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Indicator Brazil Germany Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 25.26 238.35 Compare →
Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 0.49 0.81 Compare →
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 1.74 1.18 Compare →
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 2.23 1.99 Compare →
Bird species, threatened 155.00 12.00 Compare →
Fish species, threatened 360.00 34.00 Compare →
Mammal species, threatened 97.00 7.00 Compare →
Plant species (higher), threatened 1,346.00 51.00 Compare →
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) 30.60 39.20 Compare →
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 29.40 40.00 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 2.32 6.94 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 1,299.18 674.36 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 6.13 8.07 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 621.19 55.51 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 107.92 8.10 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 83.21 -61.14 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 48.17 39.70 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 491.47 579.94 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 8.60 4.36 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 169.13 30.05 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 3.82 2.25 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 116.57 -54.47 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 100.11 -45.42 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 146.31 19.46 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 471.81 33.97 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 116.61 -42.73 Compare →
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) 0.24 0.16 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) 12.18 10.29 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.69 1.04 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 4.06 2.87 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 219.29 138.04 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) 68.14 89.17 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.39 0.39 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.79 0.20 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 56.49 171.40 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.92 1.32 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.59 1.31 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.43 0.28 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 42.32 118.92 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 84.69 84.70 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.37 0.22 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 33.69 9.52 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 27.01 26.55 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.78 0.02 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e) 751.47 59.89 Compare →
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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.