Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Brazil
Brazil: Methane emissions, annual growth rate was 2.43 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.43 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 72,665.6%
World rank
30th
of 199 countries
All-time high
8.47 % change on previous year
in 1980
All-time low
-2.62 % change on previous year
in 1996
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Brazil, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane emissions, annual growth rate in Brazil is 2.43 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 72,665.6% on the previous year and up 99.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, annual growth rate in Brazil peaked at 8.47 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -2.62 % change on previous year, in 1996.
That places Brazil 30th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 1.53 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1853 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1854 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1855 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1856 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1857 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1858 | 1.38 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1859 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1860 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1861 | 1.35 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1862 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1863 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1864 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1865 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1866 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1867 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1868 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1869 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1870 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1871 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1872 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1873 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1874 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1875 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1876 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1877 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1878 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1879 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1880 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1881 | 2.38 % change on previous year | +122.6% |
| 1882 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1883 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1884 | 2.22 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1885 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1886 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1887 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1888 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1889 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1890 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1891 | 2.13 % change on previous year | +7.7% |
| 1892 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1893 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1894 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1895 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1896 | 1.93 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1897 | 1.9 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1898 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1899 | 1.84 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1900 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1901 | 2.85 % change on previous year | +58.4% |
| 1902 | 2.66 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 1903 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1904 | 2.52 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1905 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1906 | 2.43 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1907 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1908 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1909 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1910 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1911 | 3.88 % change on previous year | +72.1% |
| 1912 | 3.77 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1913 | 3.62 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1914 | 3.38 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 1915 | 3.33 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1916 | 3.25 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1917 | 3.16 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1918 | 3.08 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1919 | 3.02 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1920 | 2.93 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1921 | 3.29 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 1922 | 3.24 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1923 | 3.14 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1924 | 3.05 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1925 | 2.96 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1926 | 2.87 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1927 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1928 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1929 | 2.67 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1930 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1931 | 0.3997 % change on previous year | -84.5% |
| 1932 | 0.4367 % change on previous year | +9.3% |
| 1933 | 0.4529 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 1934 | 0.4425 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1935 | 0.47 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 1936 | 0.3468 % change on previous year | -26.2% |
| 1937 | 0.3873 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
| 1938 | 0.3721 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 1939 | 0.3727 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1940 | 0.3936 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 1941 | 2.9 % change on previous year | +636.5% |
| 1942 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1943 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1944 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1945 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 1946 | 2.51 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1947 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1948 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 1949 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1950 | 2.89 % change on previous year | +24.2% |
| 1951 | 3.06 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 1952 | 3.12 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1953 | 3.02 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1954 | 3.1 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1955 | 3.06 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1957 | 2.88 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1958 | 2.97 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 1959 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1960 | 3.11 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 1961 | 4.96 % change on previous year | +59.5% |
| 1962 | 3.16 % change on previous year | -36.3% |
| 1963 | 3.65 % change on previous year | +15.6% |
| 1964 | 3.6 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 3.58 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -36.9% |
| 1967 | 2.88 % change on previous year | +27.6% |
| 1968 | 2.89 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 3.09 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 3.94 % change on previous year | +27.4% |
| 1971 | 2.49 % change on previous year | -36.7% |
| 1972 | 5.74 % change on previous year | +130.7% |
| 1973 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -57.3% |
| 1974 | 6.11 % change on previous year | +149.0% |
| 1975 | 4.69 % change on previous year | -23.3% |
| 1976 | 7.41 % change on previous year | +58.2% |
| 1977 | 2.92 % change on previous year | -60.6% |
| 1978 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -56.8% |
| 1979 | 3.57 % change on previous year | +183.2% |
| 1980 | 8.47 % change on previous year | +137.3% |
| 1981 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -86.0% |
| 1982 | 2.05 % change on previous year | +73.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9847 % change on previous year | -52.1% |
| 1984 | 4.05 % change on previous year | +311.1% |
| 1985 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -69.0% |
| 1986 | 3.29 % change on previous year | +162.3% |
| 1987 | 3.43 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -40.1% |
| 1989 | 3.03 % change on previous year | +47.5% |
| 1990 | -0.5284 % change on previous year | -117.5% |
| 1991 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -527.5% |
| 1992 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -29.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7877 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 1994 | 2.36 % change on previous year | +199.4% |
| 1995 | 1.56 % change on previous year | -33.9% |
| 1996 | -2.62 % change on previous year | -268.2% |
| 1997 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -187.4% |
| 1998 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 1.51 % change on previous year | -26.3% |
| 2000 | 1.68 % change on previous year | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 2.95 % change on previous year | +75.3% |
| 2002 | 4.88 % change on previous year | +65.6% |
| 2003 | 4.65 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 4.97 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5445 % change on previous year | -89.1% |
| 2006 | -0.8845 % change on previous year | -262.5% |
| 2007 | -0.3576 % change on previous year | -59.6% |
| 2008 | -0.6846 % change on previous year | +91.4% |
| 2009 | -0.2657 % change on previous year | -61.2% |
| 2010 | 4.32 % change on previous year | -1724.4% |
| 2011 | -0.5127 % change on previous year | -111.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3137 % change on previous year | -161.2% |
| 2013 | -0.0775 % change on previous year | -124.7% |
| 2014 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -1674.0% |
| 2015 | 1.66 % change on previous year | +36.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5678 % change on previous year | -65.9% |
| 2017 | -0.2839 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 2018 | -0.1012 % change on previous year | -64.3% |
| 2019 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -1392.4% |
| 2020 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.79 % change on previous year | +38.7% |
| 2022 | 3.83 % change on previous year | +113.7% |
| 2023 | -0.0034 % change on previous year | -100.1% |
| 2024 | 2.43 % change on previous year | -72665.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 2.43 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3132 % change on previous year, 7.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 2.43 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5675 % change on previous year, 4.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +72665.6% | -0.0034 % change on previous year | 2.43 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +1724.4% | -0.2657 % change on previous year | 4.32 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | +1674.0% | -0.0775 % change on previous year | 1.22 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | +1392.4% | -0.1012 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year |
| 1941 | +636.5% | 0.3936 % change on previous year | 2.9 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | +527.5% | -0.5284 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.44 % change on previous year | 1.36 % change on previous year | 1.53 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | 1.29 % change on previous year | 1.22 % change on previous year | 1.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.13 % change on previous year | 1.08 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.07 % change on previous year | 1.07 % change on previous year | 2.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.98 % change on previous year | 1.84 % change on previous year | 2.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.43 % change on previous year | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.27 % change on previous year | 2.25 % change on previous year | 3.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.97 % change on previous year | 2.67 % change on previous year | 3.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6254 % change on previous year | 0.3468 % change on previous year | 2.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.38 % change on previous year | 0.3936 % change on previous year | 2.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 3 % change on previous year | 2.88 % change on previous year | 3.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.32 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year | 4.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.06 % change on previous year | 1.26 % change on previous year | 7.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.98 % change on previous year | 0.9847 % change on previous year | 8.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 % change on previous year | -2.62 % change on previous year | 2.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.75 % change on previous year | -0.8845 % change on previous year | 4.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8415 % change on previous year | -0.5127 % change on previous year | 4.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.87 % change on previous year | -0.0034 % change on previous year | 3.83 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 27 Pakistan 2.63 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Thailand 2.61 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Israel 2.46 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Laos 2.43 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.42 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Zimbabwe 2.34 % change on previous year 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 methane emissions, annual growth rate in Brazil?
- Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Brazil was 2.43 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 8.47 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.62 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does Brazil rank for methane emissions, annual growth rate?
- Brazil ranks 30th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Methane emissions, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.