Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Brazil
Brazil: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1506 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Brazil, 1870–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.1506 kilograms per international-$ for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Brazil peaked at 0.2468 kilograms per international-$ in 1913 and was at its lowest, 0.0629 kilograms per international-$, in 1879.
That places Brazil 116th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 153 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0759 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0629 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0912 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0905 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0709 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1347 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1531 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1113 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1811 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1572 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1339 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1853 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1621 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0958 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2468 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1235 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0831 kilograms per international-$ | 0.14 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1036 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0857 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1277 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0816 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0658 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0944 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1645 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2153 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1961 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1856 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2105 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.205 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1956 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2107 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1729 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1667 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1834 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1896 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1825 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1988 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1744 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1505 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1955 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.165 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1556 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1777 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1543 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1506 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1603 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 113 Namibia 0.1562 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 114 Austria 0.1541 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 115 Lithuania 0.152 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 117 Philippines 0.1488 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 118 Romania 0.145 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 119 Netherlands 0.145 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Brazil?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Brazil was 0.1506 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2468 kilograms per international-$ in 1913.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0629 kilograms per international-$ in 1879.
- How does Brazil rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 116th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).