Per capita methane emissions in Brazil
Brazil: Per capita methane emissions was 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
24th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1900
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Brazil, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Brazil is 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Brazil peaked at 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1900.
That places Brazil 24th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 21 Russia 3.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 22 Turkmenistan 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 23 Canada 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 25 Kazakhstan 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 26 South Sudan 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 27 Argentina 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Brazil?
- Per capita methane emissions in Brazil was 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1900.
- How does Brazil rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Brazil ranks 24th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.