Co2 land use per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Co2 land use per capita was 7.55 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.55
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
5th
of 194 countries
All-time high
16.6
in 2003
All-time low
3.92
in 1869
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Brazil, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 7.55 for co2 land use per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Brazil peaked at 16.6 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.92, in 1869.
That places Brazil 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Co2 land use per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 4.63 | — |
| 1851 | 4.62 | -0.3% |
| 1852 | 4.57 | -1.1% |
| 1853 | 4.53 | -0.8% |
| 1854 | 4.49 | -1.0% |
| 1855 | 4.43 | -1.2% |
| 1856 | 4.41 | -0.4% |
| 1857 | 4.37 | -0.9% |
| 1858 | 4.3 | -1.7% |
| 1859 | 4.3 | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 4.26 | -1.0% |
| 1861 | 4.27 | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 4.18 | -2.0% |
| 1863 | 4.16 | -0.6% |
| 1864 | 4.1 | -1.3% |
| 1865 | 4.08 | -0.7% |
| 1866 | 4.06 | -0.5% |
| 1867 | 4.02 | -0.9% |
| 1868 | 3.98 | -1.0% |
| 1869 | 3.92 | -1.5% |
| 1870 | 4.65 | +18.7% |
| 1871 | 4.84 | +4.1% |
| 1872 | 4.92 | +1.6% |
| 1873 | 4.93 | +0.2% |
| 1874 | 4.91 | -0.4% |
| 1875 | 4.86 | -0.9% |
| 1876 | 4.81 | -1.1% |
| 1877 | 4.77 | -0.8% |
| 1878 | 4.71 | -1.3% |
| 1879 | 4.65 | -1.2% |
| 1880 | 6.71 | +44.1% |
| 1881 | 7.52 | +12.1% |
| 1882 | 7.94 | +5.6% |
| 1883 | 8.16 | +2.8% |
| 1884 | 8.24 | +1.0% |
| 1885 | 8.33 | +1.0% |
| 1886 | 8.33 | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 8.34 | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 8.26 | -1.0% |
| 1889 | 8.23 | -0.4% |
| 1890 | 8.05 | -2.2% |
| 1891 | 7.86 | -2.4% |
| 1892 | 7.69 | -2.2% |
| 1893 | 7.55 | -1.8% |
| 1894 | 7.39 | -2.1% |
| 1895 | 7.27 | -1.5% |
| 1896 | 7.13 | -2.0% |
| 1897 | 7.04 | -1.3% |
| 1898 | 6.89 | -2.1% |
| 1899 | 6.8 | -1.3% |
| 1900 | 8.2 | +20.7% |
| 1901 | 8.68 | +5.8% |
| 1902 | 8.87 | +2.2% |
| 1903 | 8.97 | +1.1% |
| 1904 | 8.96 | -0.1% |
| 1905 | 8.95 | -0.2% |
| 1906 | 8.89 | -0.6% |
| 1907 | 8.82 | -0.8% |
| 1908 | 8.78 | -0.4% |
| 1909 | 8.66 | -1.4% |
| 1910 | 10.86 | +25.5% |
| 1911 | 11.72 | +7.9% |
| 1912 | 12.12 | +3.4% |
| 1913 | 12.29 | +1.5% |
| 1914 | 12.35 | +0.5% |
| 1915 | 12.38 | +0.3% |
| 1916 | 12.32 | -0.5% |
| 1917 | 12.23 | -0.7% |
| 1918 | 12.18 | -0.5% |
| 1919 | 12.05 | -1.0% |
| 1920 | 13.14 | +9.0% |
| 1921 | 13.45 | +2.4% |
| 1922 | 13.57 | +0.9% |
| 1923 | 13.52 | -0.4% |
| 1924 | 13.44 | -0.6% |
| 1925 | 13.32 | -0.8% |
| 1926 | 13.17 | -1.2% |
| 1927 | 13.04 | -1.0% |
| 1928 | 12.85 | -1.5% |
| 1929 | 12.75 | -0.8% |
| 1930 | 9.16 | -28.2% |
| 1931 | 7.59 | -17.2% |
| 1932 | 6.69 | -11.9% |
| 1933 | 5.99 | -10.4% |
| 1934 | 5.5 | -8.2% |
| 1935 | 5.16 | -6.3% |
| 1936 | 4.87 | -5.5% |
| 1937 | 4.55 | -6.6% |
| 1938 | 4.31 | -5.4% |
| 1939 | 4.12 | -4.4% |
| 1940 | 7.21 | +75.0% |
| 1941 | 8.3 | +15.1% |
| 1942 | 8.79 | +5.9% |
| 1943 | 9.04 | +2.9% |
| 1944 | 9.14 | +1.2% |
| 1945 | 9.12 | -0.2% |
| 1946 | 9.11 | -0.2% |
| 1947 | 9.03 | -0.9% |
| 1948 | 8.94 | -1.0% |
| 1949 | 8.93 | -0.1% |
| 1950 | 11.5 | +28.8% |
| 1951 | 12.43 | +8.0% |
| 1952 | 12.83 | +3.3% |
| 1953 | 12.97 | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 13.08 | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 13.1 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 13.07 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 13.02 | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 13.1 | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 13.12 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 13.41 | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 13.55 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 13.54 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 13.5 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 13.34 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 13.15 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 12.95 | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 12.79 | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 12.59 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 12.38 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 11.91 | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 11.66 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 11.4 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 11.24 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 11.14 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 11.09 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 11.07 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 11.03 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 11.05 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 11.06 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 11.19 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 11.2 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 11.12 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 10.99 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 10.78 | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 12.43 | +15.3% |
| 1986 | 12.33 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 11.5 | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 10.97 | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 10.21 | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 10.31 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 10.23 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 10.52 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 10 | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 12.29 | +22.9% |
| 1995 | 11.67 | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 10.95 | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 11.41 | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 12.66 | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 12.68 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 11.2 | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 10.51 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 11.21 | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 16.6 | +48.0% |
| 2004 | 12.71 | -23.4% |
| 2005 | 11.01 | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 9.58 | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 8.68 | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 7.54 | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 6.42 | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 5.75 | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 5.42 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 6.09 | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 6.43 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 6.59 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 6.66 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 6.2 | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 5.48 | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 5.64 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 5.97 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 6.56 | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 7.4 | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 7.86 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 7.59 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 7.55 | -0.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 7.55 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027, 2771.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 7.55 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0312, 241.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita 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 | +75.0% | 4.12 | 7.21 |
| 2003 | +48.0% | 11.21 | 16.6 |
| 1880 | +44.1% | 4.65 | 6.71 |
| 1950 | +28.8% | 8.93 | 11.5 |
| 1930 | -28.2% | 12.75 | 9.16 |
| 1910 | +25.5% | 8.66 | 10.86 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.47 | 4.3 | 4.63 | 10 |
| 1860s | 4.1 | 3.92 | 4.27 | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.8 | 4.65 | 4.93 | 10 |
| 1880s | 8.01 | 6.71 | 8.34 | 10 |
| 1890s | 7.37 | 6.8 | 8.05 | 10 |
| 1900s | 8.78 | 8.2 | 8.97 | 10 |
| 1910s | 12.05 | 10.86 | 12.38 | 10 |
| 1920s | 13.22 | 12.75 | 13.57 | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.79 | 4.12 | 9.16 | 10 |
| 1940s | 8.76 | 7.21 | 9.14 | 10 |
| 1950s | 12.82 | 11.5 | 13.12 | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.12 | 12.38 | 13.55 | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.26 | 11.03 | 11.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.27 | 10.21 | 12.43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.27 | 10 | 12.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.55 | 6.42 | 16.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.02 | 5.42 | 6.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.39 | 6.56 | 7.86 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 2 Central African Republic 9.43 compare
- 3 Bolivia 8.94 compare
- 4 Bhutan 8.26 compare
- 6 Cote d'Ivoire 7.44 compare
- 7 Solomon Islands 6.41 compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.93 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 co2 land use per capita in Brazil?
- Co2 land use per capita in Brazil was 7.55 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6 in 2003.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.92 in 1869.
- How does Brazil rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Brazil ranks 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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