Per capita co2 by source in Brazil
Brazil: Per capita co2 by source was 0.2404 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2404
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
72nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.345
in 2014
All-time low
0.0287
in 1856
Years of data
169
1856–2024
Per capita co2 by source in Brazil, 1856–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co2 by source in Brazil stood at 0.2404.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 by source in Brazil peaked at 0.345 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0287, in 1856.
That places Brazil 72nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita co2 by source in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1856 | 0.0287 | — |
| 1857 | 0.0334 | +16.6% |
| 1858 | 0.0348 | +4.2% |
| 1859 | 0.0449 | +29.0% |
| 1860 | 0.0516 | +14.9% |
| 1861 | 0.0479 | -7.1% |
| 1862 | 0.0409 | -14.7% |
| 1863 | 0.0483 | +18.1% |
| 1864 | 0.0535 | +10.9% |
| 1865 | 0.0629 | +17.4% |
| 1866 | 0.0699 | +11.2% |
| 1867 | 0.0591 | -15.4% |
| 1868 | 0.079 | +33.6% |
| 1869 | 0.0625 | -20.9% |
| 1870 | 0.071 | +13.5% |
| 1871 | 0.0844 | +18.9% |
| 1872 | 0.0842 | -0.2% |
| 1873 | 0.0991 | +17.7% |
| 1874 | 0.0941 | -5.0% |
| 1875 | 0.0872 | -7.4% |
| 1876 | 0.0768 | -11.9% |
| 1877 | 0.0785 | +2.3% |
| 1878 | 0.0833 | +6.1% |
| 1879 | 0.0696 | -16.5% |
| 1880 | 0.078 | +12.2% |
| 1881 | 0.0855 | +9.6% |
| 1882 | 0.0772 | -9.7% |
| 1883 | 0.0935 | +21.1% |
| 1884 | 0.1006 | +7.6% |
| 1885 | 0.0936 | -7.0% |
| 1886 | 0.0934 | -0.2% |
| 1887 | 0.0976 | +4.5% |
| 1888 | 0.0934 | -4.3% |
| 1889 | 0.1328 | +42.2% |
| 1890 | 0.1198 | -9.8% |
| 1891 | 0.1417 | +18.3% |
| 1892 | 0.1434 | +1.2% |
| 1893 | 0.1286 | -10.4% |
| 1894 | 0.1472 | +14.4% |
| 1895 | 0.1362 | -7.4% |
| 1896 | 0.159 | +16.7% |
| 1897 | 0.1623 | +2.1% |
| 1898 | 0.1555 | -4.2% |
| 1899 | 0.148 | -4.8% |
| 1900 | 0.1258 | -15.0% |
| 1901 | 0.1254 | -0.4% |
| 1902 | 0.1354 | +8.0% |
| 1903 | 0.1267 | -6.4% |
| 1904 | 0.1341 | +5.8% |
| 1905 | 0.1428 | +6.5% |
| 1906 | 0.1581 | +10.7% |
| 1907 | 0.1774 | +12.2% |
| 1908 | 0.174 | -1.9% |
| 1909 | 0.1748 | +0.4% |
| 1910 | 0.205 | +17.3% |
| 1911 | 0.2357 | +15.0% |
| 1912 | 0.2348 | -0.4% |
| 1913 | 0.2564 | +9.2% |
| 1914 | 0.1914 | -25.3% |
| 1915 | 0.1292 | -32.5% |
| 1916 | 0.1078 | -16.6% |
| 1917 | 0.1096 | +1.7% |
| 1918 | 0.1004 | -8.4% |
| 1919 | 0.1098 | +9.4% |
| 1920 | 0.1437 | +30.8% |
| 1921 | 0.1025 | -28.7% |
| 1922 | 0.1401 | +36.7% |
| 1923 | 0.1634 | +16.6% |
| 1924 | 0.1777 | +8.7% |
| 1925 | 0.1748 | -1.6% |
| 1926 | 0.1754 | +0.3% |
| 1927 | 0.1898 | +8.2% |
| 1928 | 0.186 | -2.0% |
| 1929 | 0.1898 | +2.1% |
| 1930 | 0.1699 | -10.5% |
| 1931 | 0.1359 | -20.0% |
| 1932 | 0.1337 | -1.6% |
| 1933 | 0.141 | +5.5% |
| 1934 | 0.1363 | -3.4% |
| 1935 | 0.1387 | +1.7% |
| 1936 | 0.1398 | +0.8% |
| 1937 | 0.1624 | +16.2% |
| 1938 | 0.1692 | +4.1% |
| 1939 | 0.1265 | -25.2% |
| 1940 | 0.1236 | -2.3% |
| 1941 | 0.1353 | +9.5% |
| 1942 | 0.1247 | -7.8% |
| 1943 | 0.133 | +6.7% |
| 1944 | 0.1175 | -11.6% |
| 1945 | 0.135 | +14.8% |
| 1946 | 0.1421 | +5.3% |
| 1947 | 0.1693 | +19.1% |
| 1948 | 0.1415 | -16.4% |
| 1949 | 0.1273 | -10.1% |
| 1950 | 0.1195 | -6.1% |
| 1951 | 0.1141 | -4.5% |
| 1952 | 0.106 | -7.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0962 | -9.2% |
| 1954 | 0.0955 | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 0.0944 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 0.0792 | -16.1% |
| 1957 | 0.0761 | -3.8% |
| 1958 | 0.058 | -23.8% |
| 1959 | 0.0585 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.0686 | +17.2% |
| 1961 | 0.0627 | -8.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0737 | +17.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0685 | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0757 | +10.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0828 | +9.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0971 | +17.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0918 | -5.4% |
| 1968 | 0.094 | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1012 | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0934 | -7.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0919 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0936 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0878 | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0908 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1028 | +13.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1045 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1334 | +27.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1532 | +14.8% |
| 1979 | 0.156 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1649 | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.159 | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1698 | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1843 | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2186 | +18.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2573 | +17.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2539 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2851 | +12.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2766 | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2726 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2487 | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2799 | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2671 | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2701 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2742 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2818 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.283 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2823 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2695 | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2727 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.29 | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2804 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2728 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2875 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2947 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2759 | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2723 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2916 | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2906 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2269 | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2927 | +29.0% |
| 2011 | 0.319 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3099 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3305 | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.345 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3444 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3141 | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3289 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3194 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2983 | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2681 | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3242 | +20.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2668 | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 0.26 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2404 | -7.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.2404 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1968, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.2404 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0024, 99.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0354 | 0.0287 | 0.0449 | 4 |
| 1860s | 0.0576 | 0.0409 | 0.079 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0828 | 0.0696 | 0.0991 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0945 | 0.0772 | 0.1328 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1442 | 0.1198 | 0.1623 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1474 | 0.1254 | 0.1774 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.168 | 0.1004 | 0.2564 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1643 | 0.1025 | 0.1898 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1453 | 0.1265 | 0.1699 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1349 | 0.1175 | 0.1693 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0897 | 0.058 | 0.1195 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0816 | 0.0627 | 0.1012 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1107 | 0.0878 | 0.156 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2242 | 0.159 | 0.2851 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2729 | 0.2487 | 0.283 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2783 | 0.2269 | 0.2947 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3202 | 0.2927 | 0.345 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2719 | 0.2404 | 0.3242 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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 per capita co2 by source in Brazil?
- Per capita co2 by source in Brazil was 0.2404 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 by source recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.345 in 2014.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 by source recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0287 in 1856.
- How does Brazil rank for per capita co2 by source?
- Brazil ranks 72nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 by source rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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