Consumption-based carbon intensity in Brazil
Brazil: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.146 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Brazil, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption-based carbon intensity in Brazil stood at 0.146 kilograms per international-$. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Brazil peaked at 0.2103 kilograms per international-$ in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.146 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
That places Brazil 108th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2023 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1931 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2103 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1734 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1574 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2034 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1749 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1593 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1958 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.149 kilograms per international-$ | 0.146 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1528 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 105 Burkina Faso 0.1547 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 106 Laos 0.1531 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 107 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1501 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 109 Colombia 0.1399 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 111 Sweden 0.1342 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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Brazil?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Brazil was 0.146 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2103 kilograms per international-$ in 1998.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.146 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Brazil rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Brazil ranks 108th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).