Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Brazil
Brazil: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 34.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
34.9%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
1st
of 197 countries
All-time high
41.0%
in 2003
All-time low
1.1%
in 1858
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Brazil, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 34.9% for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Brazil peaked at 41.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1858.
That places Brazil 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.2% | — |
| 1851 | 1.2% | -2.6% |
| 1852 | 1.2% | -2.9% |
| 1853 | 1.2% | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 1.2% | -0.8% |
| 1855 | 1.1% | -1.4% |
| 1856 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 1857 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 1858 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 1859 | 1.1% | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 1.2% | +9.5% |
| 1861 | 1.3% | +6.6% |
| 1862 | 1.3% | +2.2% |
| 1863 | 1.4% | +2.1% |
| 1864 | 1.4% | -0.7% |
| 1865 | 1.4% | +3.9% |
| 1866 | 1.4% | +0.6% |
| 1867 | 1.5% | +2.4% |
| 1868 | 1.5% | +1.0% |
| 1869 | 1.5% | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 1.6% | +6.0% |
| 1871 | 1.6% | +2.8% |
| 1872 | 1.6% | -1.9% |
| 1873 | 1.6% | +0.4% |
| 1874 | 1.6% | -1.6% |
| 1875 | 1.6% | +0.3% |
| 1876 | 1.6% | -0.9% |
| 1877 | 1.5% | -1.6% |
| 1878 | 1.5% | -1.0% |
| 1879 | 1.5% | -0.9% |
| 1880 | 2.2% | +45.4% |
| 1881 | 2.5% | +14.9% |
| 1882 | 2.6% | +5.3% |
| 1883 | 2.7% | +3.0% |
| 1884 | 2.8% | +2.7% |
| 1885 | 2.9% | +2.8% |
| 1886 | 2.9% | +2.1% |
| 1887 | 3.0% | +0.4% |
| 1888 | 3.0% | +1.1% |
| 1889 | 3.0% | +0.7% |
| 1890 | 2.8% | -6.9% |
| 1891 | 2.7% | -2.4% |
| 1892 | 2.8% | +0.7% |
| 1893 | 2.7% | -0.3% |
| 1894 | 2.7% | -1.8% |
| 1895 | 2.7% | +1.1% |
| 1896 | 2.7% | -0.0% |
| 1897 | 2.7% | -0.5% |
| 1898 | 2.7% | -0.2% |
| 1899 | 2.7% | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 3.3% | +22.5% |
| 1901 | 3.5% | +5.3% |
| 1902 | 3.6% | +3.5% |
| 1903 | 3.7% | +2.5% |
| 1904 | 3.7% | -0.3% |
| 1905 | 3.7% | +1.3% |
| 1906 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 1907 | 3.8% | +1.3% |
| 1908 | 3.8% | +0.7% |
| 1909 | 3.8% | -0.9% |
| 1910 | 5.1% | +33.5% |
| 1911 | 5.6% | +11.0% |
| 1912 | 6.1% | +7.8% |
| 1913 | 6.3% | +4.7% |
| 1914 | 6.5% | +2.5% |
| 1915 | 6.8% | +4.0% |
| 1916 | 6.9% | +1.9% |
| 1917 | 7.1% | +3.3% |
| 1918 | 7.3% | +2.6% |
| 1919 | 7.4% | +1.8% |
| 1920 | 7.6% | +2.1% |
| 1921 | 7.6% | +0.1% |
| 1922 | 7.7% | +1.5% |
| 1923 | 7.7% | -0.5% |
| 1924 | 7.9% | +2.5% |
| 1925 | 7.8% | -1.4% |
| 1926 | 7.8% | +0.5% |
| 1927 | 7.9% | +1.0% |
| 1928 | 7.8% | -0.5% |
| 1929 | 7.8% | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 5.7% | -27.4% |
| 1931 | 4.7% | -16.8% |
| 1932 | 4.2% | -10.7% |
| 1933 | 3.9% | -7.8% |
| 1934 | 3.6% | -7.2% |
| 1935 | 3.5% | -3.3% |
| 1936 | 3.3% | -5.8% |
| 1937 | 3.2% | -4.3% |
| 1938 | 3.0% | -4.1% |
| 1939 | 3.0% | -1.8% |
| 1940 | 5.2% | +75.6% |
| 1941 | 6.0% | +14.9% |
| 1942 | 6.5% | +8.3% |
| 1943 | 6.9% | +5.8% |
| 1944 | 7.2% | +5.1% |
| 1945 | 7.4% | +1.8% |
| 1946 | 7.6% | +3.1% |
| 1947 | 7.8% | +2.6% |
| 1948 | 8.0% | +2.5% |
| 1949 | 8.2% | +3.4% |
| 1950 | 9.2% | +12.0% |
| 1951 | 9.5% | +2.9% |
| 1952 | 10.0% | +5.6% |
| 1953 | 10.3% | +2.3% |
| 1954 | 10.1% | -1.7% |
| 1955 | 10.2% | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 10.4% | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 10.4% | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 10.9% | +4.6% |
| 1959 | 10.6% | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 12.8% | +20.3% |
| 1961 | 13.2% | +3.9% |
| 1962 | 14.6% | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 15.4% | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 16.3% | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 17.3% | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 18.8% | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 18.1% | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 18.1% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 16.6% | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 17.0% | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 18.6% | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 17.7% | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 18.4% | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 18.5% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 19.5% | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 20.1% | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 18.8% | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 19.5% | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 22.4% | +14.9% |
| 1980 | 22.6% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 23.8% | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 25.5% | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 24.4% | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 22.3% | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 24.8% | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 24.6% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 25.0% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 25.6% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 25.0% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 26.4% | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 27.1% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 27.2% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 27.3% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 29.3% | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 30.1% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 27.5% | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 23.7% | -13.7% |
| 1998 | 31.5% | +33.0% |
| 1999 | 33.2% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 31.7% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 33.9% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 34.3% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 29.6% | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | -17.6% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | -21.8% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 16.6% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 34.5% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 33.8% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 34.9% | +3.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 34.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 1119463.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 34.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 9166.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | +75.6% | 3.0% | 5.2% |
| 1880 | +45.4% | 1.5% | 2.2% |
| 1910 | +33.5% | 3.8% | 5.1% |
| 1998 | +33.0% | 23.7% | 31.5% |
| 1930 | -27.4% | 7.8% | 5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.7% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1910s | 6.5% | 5.1% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1920s | 7.8% | 7.6% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1940s | 7.1% | 5.2% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 10.2% | 9.2% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.1% | 12.8% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.1% | 17.0% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.4% | 22.3% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.3% | 23.7% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 18.9% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 16.6% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 30.3% | 34.9% | 5 |
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 emissions from land-use change in Brazil?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Brazil was 34.9% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1858.
- How does Brazil rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Brazil ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.