Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP in Brazil
Brazil: Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP was 14,640 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
14,640 international-$ in 2011 prices
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
75th
of 166 countries
All-time high
15,305 international-$ in 2011 prices
in 2013
All-time low
818 international-$ in 2011 prices
in 1854
Years of data
175
1800–2022
Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP in Brazil, 1800–2022
Source: Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2011 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in Brazil is 14,640 international-$ in 2011 prices, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in Brazil peaked at 15,305 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2013 and was at its lowest, 818 international-$ in 2011 prices, in 1854.
Brazil ranks 75th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP in Brazil, year by year
| Year | international-$ in 2011 prices | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 867 international-$ in 2011 prices | — |
| 1820 | 867 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 867 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 926 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.8% |
| 1852 | 901 international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.7% |
| 1853 | 846 international-$ in 2011 prices | -6.1% |
| 1854 | 818 international-$ in 2011 prices | -3.3% |
| 1855 | 824 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.7% |
| 1856 | 854 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.6% |
| 1857 | 915 international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.1% |
| 1858 | 974 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.4% |
| 1859 | 966 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.8% |
| 1860 | 991 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.6% |
| 1861 | 982 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.9% |
| 1862 | 936 international-$ in 2011 prices | -4.7% |
| 1863 | 956 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.1% |
| 1864 | 971 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.6% |
| 1865 | 1,042 international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.3% |
| 1866 | 1,081 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.7% |
| 1867 | 1,170 international-$ in 2011 prices | +8.2% |
| 1868 | 1,170 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 1,170 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 1,084 international-$ in 2011 prices | -7.4% |
| 1871 | 1,084 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 1,122 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.5% |
| 1873 | 1,089 international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.9% |
| 1874 | 1,106 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.6% |
| 1875 | 1,122 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.4% |
| 1876 | 1,081 international-$ in 2011 prices | -3.7% |
| 1877 | 1,050 international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.9% |
| 1878 | 1,101 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.9% |
| 1879 | 1,109 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.7% |
| 1880 | 1,058 international-$ in 2011 prices | -4.6% |
| 1881 | 1,068 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.9% |
| 1882 | 1,093 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.3% |
| 1883 | 1,063 international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.7% |
| 1884 | 1,135 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.8% |
| 1885 | 1,055 international-$ in 2011 prices | -7.0% |
| 1886 | 1,089 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.2% |
| 1887 | 1,017 international-$ in 2011 prices | -6.6% |
| 1888 | 977 international-$ in 2011 prices | -3.9% |
| 1889 | 991 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.4% |
| 1890 | 1,084 international-$ in 2011 prices | +9.4% |
| 1891 | 1,152 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.3% |
| 1892 | 999 international-$ in 2011 prices | -13.3% |
| 1893 | 850 international-$ in 2011 prices | -14.9% |
| 1894 | 850 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 1,007 international-$ in 2011 prices | +18.5% |
| 1896 | 915 international-$ in 2011 prices | -9.1% |
| 1897 | 901 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.5% |
| 1898 | 923 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.4% |
| 1899 | 905 international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.0% |
| 1900 | 874 international-$ in 2011 prices | -3.4% |
| 1901 | 940 international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.6% |
| 1902 | 921 international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.0% |
| 1903 | 920 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 918 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.2% |
| 1905 | 925 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.8% |
| 1906 | 993 international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.4% |
| 1907 | 972 international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.1% |
| 1908 | 945 international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.8% |
| 1909 | 999 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.7% |
| 1910 | 990 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.9% |
| 1911 | 1,076 international-$ in 2011 prices | +8.7% |
| 1912 | 1,042 international-$ in 2011 prices | -3.2% |
| 1913 | 1,046 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.4% |
| 1914 | 1,004 international-$ in 2011 prices | -4.0% |
| 1915 | 1,028 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.4% |
| 1916 | 1,036 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.8% |
| 1917 | 1,086 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.8% |
| 1918 | 1,041 international-$ in 2011 prices | -4.1% |
| 1919 | 1,154 international-$ in 2011 prices | +10.9% |
| 1920 | 1,242 international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.6% |
| 1921 | 1,242 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 1,301 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.8% |
| 1923 | 1,347 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.5% |
| 1924 | 1,320 international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.0% |
| 1925 | 1,298 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.7% |
| 1926 | 1,299 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.1% |
| 1927 | 1,366 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.2% |
| 1928 | 1,492 international-$ in 2011 prices | +9.2% |
| 1929 | 1,465 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.8% |
| 1930 | 1,350 international-$ in 2011 prices | -7.8% |
| 1931 | 1,294 international-$ in 2011 prices | -4.1% |
| 1932 | 1,312 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.4% |
| 1933 | 1,387 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.7% |
| 1934 | 1,471 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.1% |
| 1935 | 1,482 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.7% |
| 1936 | 1,591 international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.4% |
| 1937 | 1,610 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.2% |
| 1938 | 1,643 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.0% |
| 1939 | 1,627 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.0% |
| 1940 | 1,610 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.0% |
| 1941 | 1,683 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.5% |
| 1942 | 1,584 international-$ in 2011 prices | -5.9% |
| 1943 | 1,763 international-$ in 2011 prices | +11.3% |
| 1944 | 1,785 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.2% |
| 1945 | 1,792 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.4% |
| 1946 | 1,934 international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.9% |
| 1947 | 1,956 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.1% |
| 1948 | 2,096 international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.2% |
| 1949 | 2,204 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.2% |
| 1950 | 2,236 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.5% |
| 1951 | 2,279 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 2,377 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.3% |
| 1953 | 2,418 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 2,531 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.7% |
| 1955 | 2,675 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.7% |
| 1956 | 2,672 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 2,793 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.5% |
| 1958 | 3,005 international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.6% |
| 1959 | 3,201 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.5% |
| 1960 | 3,398 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.2% |
| 1961 | 3,585 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.5% |
| 1962 | 3,711 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 3,623 international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 3,637 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 3,617 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 3,747 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 3,795 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 4,050 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 4,313 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 4,635 international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 5,024 international-$ in 2011 prices | +8.4% |
| 1972 | 5,480 international-$ in 2011 prices | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 6,086 international-$ in 2011 prices | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 6,416 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 6,582 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 7,079 international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 7,248 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 7,425 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 7,736 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 8,249 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 7,709 international-$ in 2011 prices | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 7,587 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 7,203 international-$ in 2011 prices | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 7,438 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 7,862 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 8,281 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 8,402 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 8,230 international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 8,333 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 7,842 international-$ in 2011 prices | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 7,888 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 7,813 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 8,166 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 8,616 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 8,952 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 9,125 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 9,410 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 9,419 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 9,442 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 9,834 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 9,953 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 10,245 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 10,355 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 10,950 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 11,306 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 11,767 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 12,500 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 13,164 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 13,181 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 14,216 international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 14,831 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 14,986 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 15,305 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 15,252 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 14,584 international-$ in 2011 prices | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 13,991 international-$ in 2011 prices | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 14,063 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 14,198 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 14,258 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 13,686 international-$ in 2011 prices | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 14,293 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 14,640 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 14,640 international-$ in 2011 prices is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,506 international-$ in 2011 prices, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 14,640 international-$ in 2011 prices is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,999 international-$ in 2011 prices, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 867 international-$ in 2011 prices | 867 international-$ in 2011 prices | 867 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1 |
| 1820s | 867 international-$ in 2011 prices | 867 international-$ in 2011 prices | 867 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1 |
| 1850s | 889.1 international-$ in 2011 prices | 818 international-$ in 2011 prices | 974 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1860s | 1,047 international-$ in 2011 prices | 936 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,170 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1870s | 1,095 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,050 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,122 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1880s | 1,055 international-$ in 2011 prices | 977 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,135 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1890s | 958.6 international-$ in 2011 prices | 850 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,152 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1900s | 940.7 international-$ in 2011 prices | 874 international-$ in 2011 prices | 999 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1910s | 1,050 international-$ in 2011 prices | 990 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,154 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1920s | 1,337 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,242 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,492 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1930s | 1,477 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,294 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,643 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1940s | 1,841 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,584 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,204 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1950s | 2,619 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,236 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3,201 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1960s | 3,748 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3,398 international-$ in 2011 prices | 4,313 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1970s | 6,371 international-$ in 2011 prices | 4,635 international-$ in 2011 prices | 7,736 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,929 international-$ in 2011 prices | 7,203 international-$ in 2011 prices | 8,402 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,667 international-$ in 2011 prices | 7,813 international-$ in 2011 prices | 9,442 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,325 international-$ in 2011 prices | 9,834 international-$ in 2011 prices | 13,181 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,568 international-$ in 2011 prices | 13,991 international-$ in 2011 prices | 15,305 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,206 international-$ in 2011 prices | 13,686 international-$ in 2011 prices | 14,640 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 72 Mexico 16,236 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 73 Gabon 15,721 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 74 Costa Rica 15,497 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 76 Colombia 14,469 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 77 Georgia 14,360 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 78 North Macedonia 14,051 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
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 change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in Brazil?
- Change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in Brazil was 14,640 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022, according to Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 15,305 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2013.
- What is the lowest change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 818 international-$ in 2011 prices in 1854.
- How does Brazil rank for change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Brazil ranks 75th out of 166 countries with data for 2022.
- Is change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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