Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Brazil
Brazil: Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators was 0.259 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Brazil, 1995–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Brazil is 0.259 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Brazil peaked at 0.594 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.259 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, in 2022.
Brazil ranks 21st of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.594 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 0.563 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.546 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.546 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.513 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.517 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.486 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.455 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.444 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.418 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.416 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.406 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.389 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.381 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.397 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.388 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.388 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.385 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.389 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.37 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.368 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.362 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.328 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.317 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.295 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.283 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.259 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5524 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.513 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.594 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4312 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.381 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.517 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3692 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.317 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.397 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.279 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.259 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.295 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 18 Cameroon 0.274 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 19 Russian Federation 0.268 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 20 Tunisia 0.264 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 21 Canada 0.259 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 23 Thailand 0.257 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 23 Cyprus 0.257 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
More climate change data for Brazil
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 243.06 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Brazil?
- Greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Brazil was 0.259 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.594 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.259 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022.
- How does Brazil rank for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators?
- Brazil ranks 21st out of 66 countries with data for 2022.
- Is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Demand-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Greenhouse Gas emissions Footprints Indicators are calculated by combining the OECD Inter-Country Input-Output (ICIO) Tables and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions databases, such as Air Emissions Accounts. Production-based emissions are estimated according to the residence principle. They refer to the GHG emitted from the resident economic activities and households of a country. Demand-based emissions encompass GHG emissions from the resident households of a country, as well as direct and indirect upstream emissions from its final expenditure of final goods and services. • Methodology: Measuring Greenhouse Gas Footprints in Global Production Networks • Note: Additional information on GHG FP indicators 2025 edition • Contact: icio-tiva.contact@oecd.org. Related datasets •GHG 2025 edition Access to other editions • GHGFP editions