Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Brazil
Brazil: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 4.26 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Brazil, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Brazil is 4.26 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Brazil peaked at 4.26 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.88 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
That places Brazil 8th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.12 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.88 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.33 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.81 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.44 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.26 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.68 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.50 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.84 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.96 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.62 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.26 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 5 Japan 5.96 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 6 Germany 5.25 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 7 Indonesia 4.31 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 9 France 3.79 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 10 United Kingdom 3.75 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 11 Turkey 3.20 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More climate change data for Brazil
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.6% (2100)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 212.81 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 187.65 million (2025)
- Urban population 88.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.28 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 18.20 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.28 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.28 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Brazil?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Brazil was 4.26 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 4.26 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Brazil ranks 8th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.