Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Brazil

Brazil: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 9.82 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9.82 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
25th
of 194 countries
All-time high
18.51 tonnes per person
in 2003
All-time low
3.98 tonnes per person
in 1869
Years of data
169
1856–2024

Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Brazil, 1856–2024

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Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 9.82 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Brazil peaked at 18.51 tonnes per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.98 tonnes per person, in 1869.

Brazil ranks 25th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 169 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 4.38 tonnes per person 4.33 tonnes per person 4.44 tonnes per person 4
1860s 4.16 tonnes per person 3.98 tonnes per person 4.32 tonnes per person 10
1870s 4.89 tonnes per person 4.72 tonnes per person 5.03 tonnes per person 10
1880s 8.1 tonnes per person 6.78 tonnes per person 8.44 tonnes per person 10
1890s 7.51 tonnes per person 6.94 tonnes per person 8.17 tonnes per person 10
1900s 8.93 tonnes per person 8.33 tonnes per person 9.1 tonnes per person 10
1910s 12.22 tonnes per person 11.07 tonnes per person 12.55 tonnes per person 10
1920s 13.39 tonnes per person 12.94 tonnes per person 13.71 tonnes per person 10
1930s 5.94 tonnes per person 4.26 tonnes per person 9.33 tonnes per person 10
1940s 8.91 tonnes per person 7.35 tonnes per person 9.27 tonnes per person 10
1950s 13.31 tonnes per person 11.87 tonnes per person 13.68 tonnes per person 10
1960s 13.85 tonnes per person 13.28 tonnes per person 14.24 tonnes per person 10
1970s 12.58 tonnes per person 12.46 tonnes per person 12.89 tonnes per person 10
1980s 12.66 tonnes per person 11.66 tonnes per person 13.76 tonnes per person 10
1990s 12.94 tonnes per person 11.56 tonnes per person 14.58 tonnes per person 10
2000s 12.54 tonnes per person 8.45 tonnes per person 18.51 tonnes per person 10
2010s 8.49 tonnes per person 7.78 tonnes per person 9.37 tonnes per person 10
2020s 9.67 tonnes per person 8.71 tonnes per person 10.14 tonnes per person 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 22 Iceland 10.57 tonnes per person compare
  2. 23 Bhutan 10.35 tonnes per person compare
  3. 24 Malaysia 9.91 tonnes per person compare
  4. 26 Guyana 9.61 tonnes per person compare
  5. 27 Central African Republic 9.5 tonnes per person compare
  6. 28 Singapore 9.26 tonnes per person compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Brazil?
Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Brazil was 9.82 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 18.51 tonnes per person in 2003.
What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 3.98 tonnes per person in 1869.
How does Brazil rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
Brazil ranks 25th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,897 data points, 1850–2024
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