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
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Brazil, 1856–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for Brazil
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.6% (2100)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 212.81 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 187.65 million (2025)
- Urban population 88.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.28 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 18.20 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.28 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.28 tonnes per person (2024)
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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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.