Per capita CO₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted in Brazil
Brazil: Per capita CO₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted was 55.48 kilograms in 2018. ▬ Flat
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted in Brazil, 2013–2018
Source: OECD (2025); UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms.
Analysis
In 2018, per capita co₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted in Brazil stood at 55.48 kilograms. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Brazil ranks 48th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted in Brazil, year by year
| Year | kilograms | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 52.21 kilograms | — |
| 2014 | 54.77 kilograms | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 54.77 kilograms | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44.08 kilograms | -19.5% |
| 2017 | 49.96 kilograms | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 55.48 kilograms | +11.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 55.48 kilograms is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.44 kilograms, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 55.48 kilograms is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.44 kilograms, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
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 emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted in Brazil?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted in Brazil was 55.48 kilograms in 2018, according to OECD (2025); UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 55.48 kilograms in 2018.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.08 kilograms in 2016.
- How does Brazil rank for per capita co₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted?
- Brazil ranks 48th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025); UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International aviation emissions are allocated to the country of departure, then adjusted for tourism.