Greenhouse gases per capita — all countries

Greenhouse gases per capita — Brazil

Greenhouse gases per capita in Brazil in 2024 — 13.23 t/person. Ranked 179 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 102.5%.

2024 13.23 t/person −0.88% vs 2023
World rank 179of 199
Period maximum 21.3 t/person2003
Period minimum 5.94 t/person1869

Trend over time

1850–2024 · tonnes CO₂e per capita

Greenhouse gases per capita — Brazil, 1850–20240102030185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 6.53 t/person1853: 6.47 t/person1856: 6.4 t/person1859: 6.32 t/person1862: 6.24 t/person1865: 6.15 t/person1868: 6.04 t/person1871: 6.74 t/person1874: 6.66 t/person1877: 6.4 t/person1880: 7.7 t/person1883: 8.75 t/person1886: 8.84 t/person1889: 8.91 t/person1892: 8.63 t/person1895: 8.43 t/person1898: 8.22 t/person1901: 9.84 t/person1904: 10.22 t/person1907: 10.37 t/person1910: 12.13 t/person1913: 13.51 t/person1916: 13.45 t/person1919: 13.4 t/person1922: 14.71 t/person1925: 14.62 t/person1928: 14.32 t/person1931: 10.18 t/person1934: 8.67 t/person1937: 7.87 t/person1940: 9.81 t/person1943: 11.19 t/person1946: 11.1 t/person1949: 11.03 t/person1952: 14.68 t/person1955: 15.02 t/person1958: 15.52 t/person1961: 16.74 t/person1964: 16.41 t/person1967: 15.46 t/person1970: 14.69 t/person1973: 14.32 t/person1976: 14.86 t/person1979: 14.92 t/person1982: 14.52 t/person1985: 15.7 t/person1988: 14.47 t/person1991: 14.43 t/person1994: 16.78 t/person1997: 16.18 t/person2000: 16.23 t/person2003: 21.3 t/person2006: 15.1 t/person2009: 12.66 t/person2012: 12.72 t/person2015: 12.98 t/person2018: 11.76 t/person2021: 13.24 t/person2024: 13.23 t/person
Change over the period: +6.7 (+102.53%) Average annual rate: 0.41 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brazil

Brazil 13.23 t/person
World computed 6.66 t/person
Latin America & Caribbean computed 7.98 t/person
South America computed 9.81 t/person
Upper-middle-income countries computed 8.99 t/person
Greenhouse gases per capita — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year t/person Change Change, %
2024 13.23 −0.12 −0.88%
2023 13.35 −0.32 −2.38%
2022 13.67 +0.43 +3.26%
2021 13.24 +0.92 +7.45%
2020 12.32 +0.42 +3.55%
2019 11.9 +0.14 +1.22%
2018 11.76 −0.12 −1.01%
2017 11.88 −0.48 −3.92%
2016 12.36 −0.62 −4.77%
2015 12.98 −0.15 −1.17%
2014 13.14 +0.19 +1.49%
2013 12.94 +0.23 +1.79%
2012 12.72 +0.53 +4.37%
2011 12.18 −0.32 −2.57%
2010 12.51 −0.16 −1.26%
2009 12.66 −1.08 −7.86%
2008 13.74 −0.82 −5.62%
2007 14.56 −0.54 −3.58%
2006 15.1 −1.45 −8.75%
2005 16.55 −1.59 −8.75%
2004 18.14 −3.16 −14.82%
2003 21.3 +4.6 +27.52%
2002 16.7 +0.91 +5.78%
2001 15.79 −0.44 −2.71%
2000 16.23 −1.05 −6.08%
1999 17.28 −0.04 −0.24%
1998 17.32 +1.14 +7.03%
1997 16.18 +0.43 +2.72%
1996 15.75 −0.61 −3.7%
1995 16.36 −0.42 −2.53%
1994 16.78 +2.23 +15.29%
1993 14.56 −0.14 −0.98%
1992 14.7 +0.27 +1.89%
1991 14.43 +0.31 +2.22%
1990 14.12 +0.16 +1.18%
1989 13.95 −0.52 −3.59%
1988 14.47 −0.64 −4.24%
1987 15.11 −0.63 −3.98%
1986 15.74 +0.04 +0.27%
1985 15.7 +1.68 +11.98%
1984 14.02 −0.23 −1.58%
1983 14.24 −0.28 −1.91%
1982 14.52 −0.1 −0.65%
1981 14.62 −0.28 −1.91%
1980 14.9 −0.02 −0.15%
1979 14.92 −0.01 −0.05%
1978 14.93 +0.07 +0.44%
1977 14.86 +0.01 +0.05%
1976 14.86 +0.14 +0.96%
1975 14.71 +0.2 +1.37%
1974 14.52 +0.19 +1.33%
1973 14.32 −0.02 −0.13%
1972 14.34 −0.1 −0.66%
1971 14.44 −0.25 −1.73%
1970 14.69 −0.4 −2.66%
1969 15.09 −0.2 −1.29%
1968 15.29 −0.17 −1.07%
1967 15.46 −0.26 −1.68%
1966 15.72 −0.26 −1.65%
1965 15.98 −0.43 −2.61%
1964 16.41 −0.32 −1.89%
1963 16.73 −0.07 −0.4%
1962 16.8 +0.05 +0.33%
1961 16.74 +0.29 +1.78%
1960 16.45 +0.66 +4.19%
1959 15.79 +0.27 +1.75%
1958 15.52 +0.25 +1.6%
1957 15.27 +0.13 +0.86%
1956 15.14 +0.12 +0.82%
1955 15.02 +0.14 +0.93%
1954 14.88 +0.13 +0.85%
1953 14.75 +0.08 +0.52%
1952 14.68 +0.43 +3.02%
1951 14.25 +0.83 +6.21%
1950 13.41 +2.38 +21.59%
1949 11.03 +0.05 +0.49%
1948 10.98 −0.1 −0.94%
1947 11.08 −0.02 −0.15%
1946 11.1 −0.04 −0.36%
1945 11.14 −0.04 −0.32%
1944 11.18 −0.01 −0.11%
1943 11.19 +0.07 +0.61%
1942 11.12 +0.32 +2.93%
1941 10.8 +1 +10.17%
1940 9.81 +2.39 +32.14%
1939 7.42 −0.21 −2.75%
1938 7.63 −0.24 −3.04%
1937 7.87 −0.28 −3.45%
1936 8.15 −0.26 −3.13%
1935 8.41 −0.25 −2.93%
1934 8.67 −0.34 −3.79%
1933 9.01 −0.46 −4.83%
1932 9.47 −0.71 −6.98%
1931 10.18 −1.4 −12.13%
1930 11.58 −2.7 −18.91%
1929 14.28 −0.04 −0.29%
1928 14.32 −0.12 −0.85%
1927 14.44 −0.09 −0.61%
1926 14.53 −0.08 −0.57%
1925 14.62 −0.11 −0.73%
1924 14.73 +0.02 +0.16%
1923 14.7 −0.01 −0.04%
1922 14.71 +0.17 +1.16%
1921 14.54 +0.27 +1.91%
1920 14.27 +0.87 +6.49%
1919 13.4 −0.03 −0.22%
1918 13.43 +0 +0.02%
1917 13.43 −0.03 −0.19%
1916 13.45 −0 −0.02%
1915 13.45 −0.03 −0.24%
1914 13.49 −0.03 −0.19%
1913 13.51 +0.15 +1.08%
1912 13.37 +0.37 +2.86%
1911 13 +0.87 +7.16%
1910 12.13 +1.75 +16.81%
1909 10.38 −0.04 −0.36%
1908 10.42 +0.05 +0.5%
1907 10.37 +0.03 +0.3%
1906 10.34 +0.04 +0.43%
1905 10.29 +0.07 +0.72%
1904 10.22 +0.06 +0.57%
1903 10.16 +0.1 +0.99%
1902 10.06 +0.22 +2.28%
1901 9.84 +0.52 +5.55%
1900 9.32 +1.13 +13.76%
1899 8.19 −0.03 −0.35%
1898 8.22 −0.1 −1.15%
1897 8.32 −0.04 −0.5%
1896 8.36 −0.07 −0.8%
1895 8.43 −0.05 −0.64%
1894 8.48 −0.07 −0.88%
1893 8.56 −0.08 −0.87%
1892 8.63 −0.1 −1.1%
1891 8.73 −0.1 −1.12%
1890 8.83 −0.08 −0.94%
1889 8.91 +0.07 +0.77%
1888 8.84 −0.03 −0.32%
1887 8.87 +0.03 +0.37%
1886 8.84 +0.01 +0.11%
1885 8.83 +0.07 +0.75%
1884 8.76 +0.01 +0.14%
1883 8.75 +0.11 +1.25%
1882 8.64 +0.27 +3.19%
1881 8.37 +0.67 +8.73%
1880 7.7 +1.48 +23.75%
1879 6.22 −0.08 −1.32%
1878 6.31 −0.09 −1.41%
1877 6.4 −0.08 −1.22%
1876 6.48 −0.1 −1.51%
1875 6.57 −0.09 −1.31%
1874 6.66 −0.07 −1%
1873 6.73 −0.04 −0.58%
1872 6.77 +0.02 +0.34%
1871 6.74 +0.2 +2.99%
1870 6.55 +0.61 +10.2%
1869 5.94 −0.09 −1.56%
1868 6.04 −0.03 −0.46%
1867 6.06 −0.06 −1%
1866 6.13 −0.03 −0.41%
1865 6.15 −0.02 −0.31%
1864 6.17 −0.05 −0.87%
1863 6.22 −0.01 −0.19%
1862 6.24 −0.09 −1.45%
1861 6.33 +0.02 +0.29%
1860 6.31 −0.01 −0.16%
1859 6.32 +0.02 +0.29%
1858 6.3 −0.07 −1.05%
1857 6.37 −0.04 −0.56%
1856 6.4 +0.01 +0.17%
1855 6.39 −0.04 −0.68%
1854 6.44 −0.04 −0.57%
1853 6.47 −0.04 −0.6%
1852 6.51 −0.04 −0.53%
1851 6.55 +0.02 +0.24%
1850 6.53

About the indicator

Emissions of all greenhouse gases per person, converted into CO2 equivalent. It differs from CO2 emissions per capita in that it counts methane and nitrous oxide, and that changes the picture: countries with large livestock herds and little industry rise considerably higher in this ranking than they do on carbon dioxide alone. The per capita indicator is the one usually used when the fairness of sharing the reduction effort is discussed.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its emissions divided by all of its population. All greenhouse gases are counted in CO2 equivalent using 100-year warming potentials.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.