emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Brazil
Brazil: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 0.9526 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.9526 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
171st
of 207 countries
All-time high
1.3 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1989
All-time low
0.7631 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Brazil, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Brazil is 0.9526 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.7631 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
Brazil ranks 171st of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Brazil, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7631 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7838 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.8015 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.8164 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.8268 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8489 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.8609 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.881 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.9044 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.9028 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.9265 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9738 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.03 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9615 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9818 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9694 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9524 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9421 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9643 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9526 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.9526 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.92 tonnes per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.9526 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre, 37% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8319 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7631 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9044 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9028 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9524 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.953 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9421 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9643 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 168 Fiji 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 169 Armenia 1.03 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 170 Finland 0.9799 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 172 Iceland 0.9321 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 173 Jordan 0.8985 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 174 Iran 0.7734 tonnes per square kilometre 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 emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Brazil?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Brazil was 0.9526 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7631 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 171st out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.