Per capita ghg excl land use in Brazil
Brazil: Per capita ghg excl land use was 3.21 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.21
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
109th
of 198 countries
All-time high
3.63
in 2014
All-time low
0.4855
in 1855
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg excl land use in Brazil, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 3.21 for per capita ghg excl land use in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg excl land use in Brazil peaked at 3.63 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4855, in 1855.
Brazil ranks 109th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita ghg excl land use in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.4883 | — |
| 1851 | 0.4878 | -0.1% |
| 1852 | 0.4873 | -0.1% |
| 1853 | 0.4868 | -0.1% |
| 1854 | 0.4862 | -0.1% |
| 1855 | 0.4855 | -0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.5132 | +5.7% |
| 1857 | 0.5169 | +0.7% |
| 1858 | 0.5171 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.5258 | +1.7% |
| 1860 | 0.5312 | +1.0% |
| 1861 | 0.5262 | -0.9% |
| 1862 | 0.5179 | -1.6% |
| 1863 | 0.5239 | +1.2% |
| 1864 | 0.5277 | +0.7% |
| 1865 | 0.5356 | +1.5% |
| 1866 | 0.5412 | +1.0% |
| 1867 | 0.5286 | -2.3% |
| 1868 | 0.5467 | +3.4% |
| 1869 | 0.5281 | -3.4% |
| 1870 | 0.534 | +1.1% |
| 1871 | 0.5451 | +2.1% |
| 1872 | 0.5427 | -0.4% |
| 1873 | 0.5554 | +2.3% |
| 1874 | 0.5484 | -1.3% |
| 1875 | 0.5394 | -1.6% |
| 1876 | 0.527 | -2.3% |
| 1877 | 0.5266 | -0.1% |
| 1878 | 0.5291 | +0.5% |
| 1879 | 0.5128 | -3.1% |
| 1880 | 0.5184 | +1.1% |
| 1881 | 0.5261 | +1.5% |
| 1882 | 0.5177 | -1.6% |
| 1883 | 0.5339 | +3.1% |
| 1884 | 0.5407 | +1.3% |
| 1885 | 0.5333 | -1.4% |
| 1886 | 0.5326 | -0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.5362 | +0.7% |
| 1888 | 0.5314 | -0.9% |
| 1889 | 0.5696 | +7.2% |
| 1890 | 0.5561 | -2.4% |
| 1891 | 0.577 | +3.8% |
| 1892 | 0.5772 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.5603 | -2.9% |
| 1894 | 0.5769 | +2.9% |
| 1895 | 0.5638 | -2.3% |
| 1896 | 0.5844 | +3.6% |
| 1897 | 0.5854 | +0.2% |
| 1898 | 0.5763 | -1.6% |
| 1899 | 0.5667 | -1.7% |
| 1900 | 0.5424 | -4.3% |
| 1901 | 0.5468 | +0.8% |
| 1902 | 0.5594 | +2.3% |
| 1903 | 0.553 | -1.2% |
| 1904 | 0.5627 | +1.8% |
| 1905 | 0.5737 | +2.0% |
| 1906 | 0.5913 | +3.1% |
| 1907 | 0.6126 | +3.6% |
| 1908 | 0.611 | -0.3% |
| 1909 | 0.6132 | +0.4% |
| 1910 | 0.6454 | +5.2% |
| 1911 | 0.6818 | +5.6% |
| 1912 | 0.6869 | +0.7% |
| 1913 | 0.7137 | +3.9% |
| 1914 | 0.6515 | -8.7% |
| 1915 | 0.5928 | -9.0% |
| 1916 | 0.5751 | -3.0% |
| 1917 | 0.5804 | +0.9% |
| 1918 | 0.5747 | -1.0% |
| 1919 | 0.5882 | +2.3% |
| 1920 | 0.6257 | +6.4% |
| 1921 | 0.5887 | -5.9% |
| 1922 | 0.6312 | +7.2% |
| 1923 | 0.6592 | +4.4% |
| 1924 | 0.6777 | +2.8% |
| 1925 | 0.6788 | +0.2% |
| 1926 | 0.683 | +0.6% |
| 1927 | 0.7009 | +2.6% |
| 1928 | 0.7015 | +0.1% |
| 1929 | 0.7085 | +1.0% |
| 1930 | 0.6907 | -2.5% |
| 1931 | 0.6533 | -5.4% |
| 1932 | 0.6472 | -0.9% |
| 1933 | 0.6525 | +0.8% |
| 1934 | 0.6458 | -1.0% |
| 1935 | 0.6463 | +0.1% |
| 1936 | 0.6466 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.6699 | +3.6% |
| 1938 | 0.6751 | +0.8% |
| 1939 | 0.6294 | -6.8% |
| 1940 | 0.6237 | -0.9% |
| 1941 | 0.6394 | +2.5% |
| 1942 | 0.6299 | -1.5% |
| 1943 | 0.6435 | +2.1% |
| 1944 | 0.63 | -2.1% |
| 1945 | 0.6481 | +2.9% |
| 1946 | 0.659 | +1.7% |
| 1947 | 0.6865 | +4.2% |
| 1948 | 0.6609 | -3.7% |
| 1949 | 0.6479 | -2.0% |
| 1950 | 0.8919 | +37.7% |
| 1951 | 0.9207 | +3.2% |
| 1952 | 0.9718 | +5.5% |
| 1953 | 0.9674 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 1.03 | +7.0% |
| 1955 | 1.1 | +5.9% |
| 1956 | 1.13 | +2.7% |
| 1957 | 1.1 | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 1.14 | +3.1% |
| 1959 | 1.12 | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 1.22 | +8.7% |
| 1961 | 1.23 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 1.28 | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 1.28 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 1.28 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 1.26 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 1.33 | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 1.33 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.43 | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 1.49 | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 1.55 | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 1.64 | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 1.75 | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 1.91 | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 2.03 | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 2.1 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 2.09 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 2.12 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 2.23 | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 2.31 | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 2.29 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 2.11 | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 2.1 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.05 | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 2.07 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 2.14 | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 2.24 | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 2.28 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 2.28 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 2.26 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 2.23 | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 2.26 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 2.27 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 2.33 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 2.37 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 2.43 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 2.54 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 2.63 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 2.71 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 2.75 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 2.8 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 2.78 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.77 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 2.76 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.86 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 2.83 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.84 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.93 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 3.01 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.84 | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 3.12 | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 3.19 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 3.36 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 3.52 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 3.63 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 3.48 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.28 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 3.3 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.19 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 3.19 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 3.04 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 3.26 | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 3.2 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 3.22 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 3.21 | -0.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 3.21 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.03, 80% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 3.21 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.28, 98% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg excl land use in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +37.7% | 0.6479 | 0.8919 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4995 | 0.4855 | 0.5258 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.5307 | 0.5179 | 0.5467 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.536 | 0.5128 | 0.5554 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.534 | 0.5177 | 0.5696 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5724 | 0.5561 | 0.5854 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5766 | 0.5424 | 0.6132 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6291 | 0.5747 | 0.7137 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6655 | 0.5887 | 0.7085 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6557 | 0.6294 | 0.6907 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6469 | 0.6237 | 0.6865 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.04 | 0.8919 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.31 | 1.22 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.97 | 1.55 | 2.31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.18 | 2.05 | 2.29 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.45 | 2.23 | 2.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.84 | 2.76 | 3.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.32 | 3.12 | 3.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.19 | 3.04 | 3.26 | 5 |
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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 ghg excl land use in Brazil?
- Per capita ghg excl land use in Brazil was 3.21 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg excl land use recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 3.63 in 2014.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg excl land use recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4855 in 1855.
- How does Brazil rank for per capita ghg excl land use?
- Brazil ranks 109th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg excl land use rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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 ghg excl land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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