Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Brazil
Brazil: Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 1.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Brazil stood at 1.2%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Brazil peaked at 1.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1990.
That places Brazil 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 4 |
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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 share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Brazil?
- Share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Brazil was 1.2% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Brazil ranks 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.