Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Brazil
Brazil: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 1,037 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Brazil stood at 1,037 kilograms per person.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Brazil peaked at 1,077 kilograms per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 551.01 kilograms per person, in 1990.
That places Brazil 87th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 637.93 kilograms per person | 551.01 kilograms per person | 750.18 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 747.43 kilograms per person | 705.95 kilograms per person | 797.77 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 982.37 kilograms per person | 870.41 kilograms per person | 1,077 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 972.02 kilograms per person | 878.17 kilograms per person | 1,037 kilograms per person | 4 |
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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 from transport in Brazil?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Brazil was 1,037 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1,077 kilograms per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 551.01 kilograms per person in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Brazil ranks 87th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.