| Ranking | Brazil | Russia | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from gas flaring2026-10-29 | #5 · 17.5k thousand tonnes | #1 · 67.4k thousand tonnes | Russia by 4 |
| Countries with the largest CO2 emissions from land use change2026-11-02 | #1 · 1,599.67 million tonnes | #4 · 385.88 million tonnes | Brazil by 3 |
| Countries with the most cattle2026-11-01 | #1 · 238.2k thousand animals | #19 · 17.4k thousand animals | Brazil by 18 |
| Countries with the most internal renewable freshwater resources2026-11-02 | #1 · 5,661 cubic kilometres | #2 · 4,312 cubic kilometres | Brazil by 1 |
| Countries using the most pesticides2026-11-02 | #1 · 800.65 thousand tonnes | #8 · 97.02 thousand tonnes | Brazil by 7 |
| Countries with the largest share of the world's forest2026-11-02 | #2 · 11.74 % of global total | #1 · 20.11 % of global total | Russia by 1 |
| Countries producing the most soybeans2026-11-02 | #1 · 144.5k thousand tonnes | #8 · 7,000 thousand tonnes | Brazil by 7 |
| Countries producing the most beef2026-10-30 | #2 · 10.2k thousand tonnes | #9 · 1,692.99 thousand tonnes | Brazil by 7 |
| Countries with the most wildfire smoke emissions (PM2.5)2026-10-30 | #5 · 1,299.11 thousand tonnes | #2 · 3,399.55 thousand tonnes | Russia by 3 |
| Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from gas2026-11-02 | #33 · 1,504.42 million tonnes | #2 · 37.5k million tonnes | Russia by 31 |
| Countries producing the most potash fertilizer2026-11-02 | #15 · 215.9 thousand tonnes | #2 · 9,106.8 thousand tonnes | Russia by 13 |
| Countries generating the most hydropower2026-11-02 | #2 · 397.9 TWh | #5 · 199.95 TWh | Brazil by 3 |
| Countries producing the most natural gas2026-11-02 | #27 · 265.68 TWh | #2 · 6,093.86 TWh | Russia by 25 |
| Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions2026-11-02 | #19 · 18.2k million tonnes | #3 · 122.8k million tonnes | Russia by 16 |
| Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from flaring2026-11-02 | #11 · 507.68 million tonnes | #3 · 1,737.79 million tonnes | Russia by 8 |
| Countries producing the most chicken meat2026-11-02 | #3 · 13.7k thousand tonnes | #4 · 5,457.33 thousand tonnes | Brazil by 1 |
| Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from oil2026-11-02 | #12 · 12.4k million tonnes | #3 · 34.5k million tonnes | Russia by 9 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from natural gas2026-10-30 | #30 · 58.91 million tonnes | #3 · 857.67 million tonnes | Russia by 27 |
| Countries using the most potash fertilizer per person2026-11-02 | #3 · 39.33 kg per person | #44 · 3.69 kg per person | Brazil by 41 |
| Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions including land use2026-11-02 | #4 · 139.44 billion tonnes | #3 · 227.02 billion tonnes | Russia by 1 |
| Countries producing the most meat2026-11-02 | #3 · 29.6k thousand tonnes | #5 · 12.9k thousand tonnes | Brazil by 2 |
| Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions2026-11-02 | #3 · 51.05 million subscriptions | #6 · 39.29 million subscriptions | Brazil by 3 |
| Countries producing the most maize2026-11-02 | #3 · 115.0k thousand tonnes | #11 · 14.0k thousand tonnes | Brazil by 8 |
| Countries with the highest military spending2026-11-02 | #21 · 23.64 billion US dollars | #3 · 158.24 billion US dollars | Russia by 18 |
| Countries producing the most oil2026-11-02 | #8 · 2,367.31 TWh | #3 · 6,085.45 TWh | Russia by 5 |
| Countries producing the most pig meat2026-11-02 | #3 · 5,358.9 thousand tonnes | #5 · 4,942.5 thousand tonnes | Brazil by 2 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from other industry2026-11-02 | #7 · 6,392 thousand tonnes | #3 · 16.7k thousand tonnes | Russia by 4 |
| Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from gas2026-11-02 | #30 · 0.74 % of global total | #3 · 10.71 % of global total | Russia by 27 |
| Countries with the highest stomach cancer death rates2026-11-02 | #36 · 5.6 deaths per 100,000 people | #3 · 10.84 deaths per 100,000 people | Russia by 33 |
| Countries with the most planted forest2026-11-02 | #7 · 9,213.5 thousand hectares | #3 · 20.8k thousand hectares | Russia by 4 |
| Countries with the largest agricultural output2026-11-01 | #4 · 211.4 billion constant 2014-2016 US$ | #7 · 94.81 billion constant 2014-2016 US$ | Brazil by 3 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions including land-use change2026-10-31 | #5 · 2,082.68 million tonnes | #4 · 2,166.4 million tonnes | Russia by 1 |
| Countries emitting the most CO2 from transport2026-11-02 | #5 · 218.94 million tonnes | #4 · 276.12 million tonnes | Russia by 1 |
| Countries emitting the most CO22026-11-02 | #13 · 483.01 million tonnes | #4 · 1,780.52 million tonnes | Russia by 9 |
| Countries generating the most electricity from fossil fuels2026-11-02 | #33 · 84.69 TWh | #4 · 767.16 TWh | Russia by 29 |
| Countries with the highest consumption-based CO2 emissions2026-11-02 | #15 · 469.99 million tonnes | #4 · 1,405.98 million tonnes | Russia by 11 |
| Countries with the most cropland2026-11-02 | #5 · 63.4k thousand hectares | #4 · 123.6k thousand hectares | Russia by 1 |
| Countries generating the most electricity2026-11-02 | #6 · 750.53 TWh | #4 · 1,192.79 TWh | Russia by 2 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions2026-10-29 | #13 · 483.01 million tonnes | #4 · 1,780.52 million tonnes | Russia by 9 |
| Countries with the largest share of global CO₂ emissions2026-10-29 | #13 · 1.25 % | #4 · 4.61 % | Russia by 9 |
| Countries with the highest total energy supply2026-11-02 | #11 · 3,108.88 TWh | #4 · 8,663.98 TWh | Russia by 7 |
| Countries using the most nitrogen fertilizer2026-11-02 | #4 · 6,404.48 thousand tonnes | #9 · 2,210.57 thousand tonnes | Brazil by 5 |
| Countries with the most agricultural land2026-11-02 | #4 · 228.71 million hectares | #6 · 176.39 million hectares | Brazil by 2 |
| Countries with the highest adult literacy rates2026-11-02 | #48 · 94.74 % | #4 · 99.93 % | Russia by 44 |
| Countries with the highest income inequality2026-11-02 | #4 · 0.5 index (0-1) | #43 · 0.36 index (0-1) | Brazil by 39 |
| Countries generating the most plastic waste2026-11-02 | #4 · 11.9k thousand tonnes | #8 · 5,839.69 thousand tonnes | Brazil by 4 |
| Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste2026-11-02 | #4 · 3,296.7 thousand tonnes | #30 · 363.39 thousand tonnes | Brazil by 26 |
| Countries with the largest reserves relative to monthly imports2026-11-02 | #21 · 7.96 months of imports | #4 · 16.26 months of imports | Russia by 17 |
| Countries emitting the most CO2 including land use change2026-11-02 | #5 · 2,082.68 million tonnes | #4 · 2,166.4 million tonnes | Russia by 1 |
| Countries with the most deaths attributable to alcohol (share)2026-10-29 | #35 · 6.7 % | #5 · 18.06 % | Russia by 30 |
| Countries emitting the most CO2 from oil2026-11-02 | #7 · 323.86 million tonnes | #5 · 437.89 million tonnes | Russia by 2 |
| Countries generating the most electricity from solar and wind2026-11-02 | #5 · 206.22 TWh | #46 · 6.48 TWh | Brazil by 41 |
| Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from coal2026-11-02 | #27 · 2,711.39 million tonnes | #5 · 46.7k million tonnes | Russia by 22 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from oil2026-11-01 | #7 · 323.86 million tonnes | #5 · 437.89 million tonnes | Russia by 2 |
| Countries with the most installed wind energy capacity2026-11-02 | #5 · 34.87 gigawatts | #33 · 2.88 gigawatts | Brazil by 28 |
| Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from cement2026-11-02 | #10 · 869.01 million tonnes | #5 · 1,731.53 million tonnes | Russia by 5 |
| Countries catching the most wild fish2026-11-01 | #27 · 720.4 thousand metric tons | #5 · 5,018.71 thousand metric tons | Russia by 22 |
| Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions2026-11-02 | #7 · 216.08 million subscriptions | #5 · 269.52 million subscriptions | Russia by 2 |
| Countries with the most military personnel2026-11-02 | #14 · 367 thousand people | #5 · 1,190 thousand people | Russia by 9 |
| Countries with the most internet users2026-11-02 | #5 · 179.06 million people | #7 · 135.57 million people | Brazil by 2 |
| Countries with the highest dry pea yields2026-11-02 | #5 · 3.41 tonnes per hectare | #28 · 2.21 tonnes per hectare | Brazil by 23 |
| Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from oil2026-11-02 | #7 · 2.6 % of global total | #5 · 3.51 % of global total | Russia by 2 |
| Countries with the most road injury deaths2026-11-02 | #5 · 33.6k deaths | #14 · 15.3k deaths | Brazil by 9 |
| Countries with the most arable land per person2026-10-31 | #36 · 0.26 hectares per person | #6 · 0.85 hectares per person | Russia by 30 |
| Countries generating the most electricity from coal2026-11-02 | #26 · 17.19 TWh | #6 · 219.52 TWh | Russia by 20 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from coal2026-10-29 | #21 · 50.95 million tonnes | #6 · 375.65 million tonnes | Russia by 15 |
| Countries producing the most fish and seafood2026-11-02 | #20 · 1,410 thousand tonnes | #6 · 5,456 thousand tonnes | Russia by 14 |
| Countries with the most installed solar power capacity2026-11-02 | #6 · 64.69 GW | #47 · 2.43 GW | Brazil by 41 |
| Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from coal2026-11-02 | #21 · 0.32 % of global total | #6 · 2.38 % of global total | Russia by 15 |
| Countries with the highest cocaine-related death rates2026-11-02 | #6 · 0.47 per 100,000 people | #33 · 0.14 per 100,000 people | Brazil by 27 |
| Countries consuming the most coal2026-11-02 | #19 · 164.35 TWh | #7 · 988.31 TWh | Russia by 12 |
| Countries with the highest cardiovascular death rate2026-10-29 | #41 · 157.48 deaths per 100,000 people | #8 · 314.4 deaths per 100,000 people | Russia by 33 |
| Countries with the highest alcohol-related death rates2026-11-02 | #29 · 4.26 per 100,000 people | #8 · 13.92 per 100,000 people | Russia by 21 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from digestive diseases2026-11-02 | #22 · 30.4 per 100,000 people | #9 · 43.71 per 100,000 people | Russia by 13 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from mental and substance use disorders2026-11-02 | #40 · 5.52 per 100,000 people | #9 · 17.69 per 100,000 people | Russia by 31 |
| Countries with the highest fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP2026-11-02 | #48 · 0.69 % of GDP | #9 · 6.72 % of GDP | Russia by 39 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from cement2026-11-02 | #10 · 25.38 million tonnes | #11 · 25.22 million tonnes | Brazil by 1 |
| Countries with the most imported deforestation2026-11-02 | #22 · 16.4k hectares | #10 · 22.2k hectares | Russia by 12 |
| Countries with the most immigrants2026-11-02 | #49 · 1,406.3 thousand people | #10 · 7,605.77 thousand people | Russia by 39 |
| Countries with the most births per year2026-11-02 | #10 · 2,601.67 thousand births | #22 · 1,297.21 thousand births | Brazil by 12 |
| Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from cement2026-11-02 | #10 · 1.72 % of global total | #11 · 1.71 % of global total | Brazil by 1 |
| Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from flaring per person2026-11-02 | #32 · 0.08 tonnes per person | #11 · 0.47 tonnes per person | Russia by 21 |
| Countries producing the most rice2026-11-02 | #11 · 10.7k thousand tonnes | #39 · 1,258.9 thousand tonnes | Brazil by 28 |
| Countries withdrawing the most freshwater2026-10-30 | #12 · 67.94 billion billion cubic meters | #13 · 64.82 billion billion cubic meters | Brazil by 1 |
| Countries with the highest pig meat yields per animal2026-11-02 | #34 · 92 kg per animal | #12 · 102 kg per animal | Russia by 22 |
| Countries with the highest CO2 emissions per person including land use2026-11-02 | #25 · 9.82 tonnes per person | #12 · 14.96 tonnes per person | Russia by 13 |
| Countries with the most electric car sales2026-11-02 | #13 · 178 thousand cars | #33 · 31 thousand cars | Brazil by 20 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from aviation2026-11-01 | #13 · 15.7k thousand tonnes | #15 · 14.7k thousand tonnes | Brazil by 2 |
| Countries with the most people without safe drinking water2026-11-02 | #19 · 24.1k thousand people | #13 · 34.4k thousand people | Russia by 6 |
| Countries with the highest greenhouse gas emissions per person2026-11-02 | #21 · 13.23 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person | #13 · 18.85 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person | Russia by 8 |
| Countries producing the most farmed fish2026-10-30 | #14 · 882.94 thousand metric tons | #21 · 342.45 thousand metric tons | Brazil by 7 |
| Countries using the most coal energy per person2026-11-02 | #44 · 772.29 kWh per person | #14 · 6,863.39 kWh per person | Russia by 30 |
| Countries using the most water for agriculture2026-10-29 | #15 · 37.87 billion cubic meters | #28 · 18.64 billion cubic meters | Brazil by 13 |
| Countries with the highest meat consumption per person2026-11-02 | #15 · 286.49 grams per day | #34 · 232.25 grams per day | Brazil by 19 |
| Countries with the highest meat supply per person2026-11-02 | #15 · 104.57 kg per person per year | #34 · 84.77 kg per person per year | Brazil by 19 |
| Countries with the highest chicken meat yields per animal2026-11-02 | #15 · 2.11 kilograms per animal | #18 · 2.07 kilograms per animal | Brazil by 3 |
| Countries with the highest cancer death rate2026-10-29 | #46 · 93.9 deaths per 100,000 people | #16 · 119.8 deaths per 100,000 people | Russia by 30 |
| Countries with the highest homicide rates2026-11-02 | #17 · 19.28 per 100,000 people | #37 · 7.82 per 100,000 people | Brazil by 20 |
| Countries with the highest rice yields2026-11-02 | #17 · 6.73 tonnes per hectare | #26 · 6.11 tonnes per hectare | Brazil by 9 |
| Countries getting the most electricity from nuclear power2026-11-02 | #30 · 2.11 % | #18 · 18.33 % | Russia by 12 |
| Countries using the most cereals for animal feed2026-11-02 | #18 · 68.05 % | #24 · 63.25 % | Brazil by 6 |
| Countries with the largest share of global goods exports2026-11-02 | #23 · 1.38 % | #18 · 1.77 % | Russia by 5 |
| Countries with the most electric cars on the road2026-11-02 | #20 · 390 thousand cars | #33 · 84 thousand cars | Brazil by 13 |
| Countries with the highest oil rents as a share of GDP2026-11-02 | #35 · 2.6 % of GDP | #20 · 9.67 % of GDP | Russia by 15 |
| Countries with the most renewable freshwater per person2026-11-02 | #24 · 26.9k cubic metres per person | #20 · 29.9k cubic metres per person | Russia by 4 |
| Countries importing the most palm oil2026-11-02 | #33 · 261 thousand tonnes | #21 · 541 thousand tonnes | Russia by 12 |
| Countries with the highest poultry meat yield per animal2026-11-02 | #21 · 2.13 kilograms per animal | #24 · 2.07 kilograms per animal | Brazil by 3 |
| Countries with the highest brain cancer death rate2026-11-01 | #22 · 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people | #36 · 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil by 14 |
| Countries with the fastest growth in money supply2026-10-29 | #33 · 13.71 % | #23 · 16.66 % | Russia by 10 |
| Countries with the highest diabetes death rates2026-11-02 | #23 · 37.14 per 100,000 people | #49 · 17.03 per 100,000 people | Brazil by 26 |
| Countries with the highest plug-in hybrid share of car sales2026-11-02 | #25 · 5.01 % | #45 · 1.23 % | Brazil by 20 |
| Countries with the highest child overweight rates2026-11-02 | #27 · 10.9 % | #41 · 9.5 % | Brazil by 14 |
| Countries with the largest share of global plastic waste exports2026-11-02 | #42 · 0.28 % | #28 · 0.72 % | Russia by 14 |
| Countries with the largest share of global services exports2026-11-02 | #33 · 0.54 % | #29 · 0.66 % | Russia by 4 |
| Countries with the highest sunflower seed yields2026-11-02 | #39 · 1.51 tonnes per hectare | #33 · 1.75 tonnes per hectare | Russia by 6 |
| Countries with the highest breast cancer death rate2026-11-02 | #49 · 14.04 deaths per 100,000 people | #35 · 15.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Russia by 14 |
| Countries with the highest bladder cancer death rate2026-10-31 | #45 · 2 deaths per 100,000 people | #36 · 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people | Russia by 9 |
| Countries spending the most on research as a share of GDP2026-11-02 | #36 · 1.19 % of GDP | #44 · 0.94 % of GDP | Brazil by 8 |
| Countries getting the largest share of their calories from animal protein2026-11-02 | #42 · 7.94 % | #40 · 7.97 % | Russia by 2 |
| Countries with the largest stock market value relative to GDP2026-11-02 | #40 · 38.22 % of GDP | #44 · 31.79 % of GDP | Brazil by 4 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from falls2026-11-02 | #41 · 9 per 100,000 people | #48 · 8.01 per 100,000 people | Brazil by 7 |
| Countries with the highest rye yields2026-11-02 | #50 · 1.56 tonnes per hectare | #42 · 2.07 tonnes per hectare | Russia by 8 |
| Countries with the highest rapeseed yields2026-11-02 | #50 · 1.46 tonnes per hectare | #44 · 1.77 tonnes per hectare | Russia by 6 |
History
Rank history in Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from gas flaring
Chart data as a table
| Name | 2026-10-29 | 2026-10-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 5 | 5 |
| Russia | 1 | 1 |
Head to head
Brazil vs Russia, explained
Brazil vs Russia, head to head across 123 shared rankings. Brazil ranks higher in 50, Russia ranks higher in 73. On that count Russia comes out ahead overall, though each ranking measures something different, so the detail below matters more than the tally.
Ranking by ranking: in Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from gas flaring, Brazil is #5 with 17.5k thousand tonnes and Russia is #1 with 67.4k thousand tonnes (Russia ahead by 4); in Countries with the largest CO2 emissions from land use change, Brazil is #1 with 1,599.67 million tonnes and Russia is #4 with 385.88 million tonnes (Brazil ahead by 3); in Countries with the most cattle, Brazil is #1 with 238.2k thousand animals and Russia is #19 with 17.4k thousand animals (Brazil ahead by 18); in Countries with the most internal renewable freshwater resources, Brazil is #1 with 5,661 cubic kilometres and Russia is #2 with 4,312 cubic kilometres (Brazil ahead by 1); in Countries using the most pesticides, Brazil is #1 with 800.65 thousand tonnes and Russia is #8 with 97.02 thousand tonnes (Brazil ahead by 7); in Countries with the largest share of the world's forest, Brazil is #2 with 11.74 % of global total and Russia is #1 with 20.11 % of global total (Russia ahead by 1).
Within each ranking both entries are measured by the same metric from the same source at the same time, which makes every row a like-for-like comparison. Across rankings the metrics differ, so a lead in one does not cancel out a deficit in another. The rank history chart tracks both entries through every published snapshot of the first shared ranking.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who ranks higher, Brazil or Russia?
- Russia ranks higher in more shared rankings (73 of 123). In Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from gas flaring, Brazil is #5 and Russia is #1.
- In how many rankings do Brazil and Russia both appear?
- 123 current rankings.
- How current is this comparison?
- The newest shared snapshot was captured on 2026-11-02.