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Brazil vs India: Environment

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

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Indicator Brazil India Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 25.26 483.68 Compare →
Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 0.49 0.43 Compare →
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 1.74 1.45 Compare →
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 2.23 1.88 Compare →
Bird species, threatened 155.00 92.00 Compare →
Fish species, threatened 360.00 290.00 Compare →
Mammal species, threatened 97.00 99.00 Compare →
Plant species (higher), threatened 1,346.00 527.00 Compare →
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) 30.60 7.70 Compare →
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 29.40 4.50 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 2.32 2.17 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 1,299.18 4,371.17 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 6.13 3.01 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 621.19 861.61 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 107.92 135.23 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 83.21 39.61 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 48.17 258.48 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 491.47 3,153.83 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 8.60 17.63 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 169.13 283.50 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 3.82 18.93 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 116.57 122.56 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 100.11 222.92 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 146.31 200.37 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 471.81 572.27 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 116.61 425.04 Compare →
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) 0.24 0.91 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) 12.18 48.39 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.69 8.28 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 4.06 37.74 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 219.29 344.35 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) 68.14 100.00 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.39 1.01 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.79 2.40 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 56.49 1,506.83 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.92 24.80 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.59 7.48 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.43 5.84 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 42.32 210.24 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 84.69 689.15 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.37 4.39 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 33.69 108.12 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 27.01 112.00 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.78 0.16 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e) 751.47 -485.47 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.