Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Brazil
Brazil: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 1.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1.2% for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Brazil peaked at 1.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1990.
Brazil ranks 15th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.0% | — |
| 1991 | 1.1% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -0.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 6.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 18.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More climate change data for Brazil
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 8.54 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 564,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 124,669 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 439,674 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 470.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 15,703 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 67,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,554 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 228.5 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Brazil?
- Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Brazil was 1.2% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- Brazil ranks 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.