Share co2 emissions vs population in Brazil

Brazil: Share co2 emissions vs population was 1.25 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.25
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
13th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.57
in 2014
All-time low
0.0758
in 1918
Years of data
169
1856–2024

Share co2 emissions vs population in Brazil, 1856–2024

00.511.5185619402024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 1.25 for share co2 emissions vs population in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share co2 emissions vs population in Brazil peaked at 1.57 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0758, in 1918.

Brazil ranks 13th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Share co2 emissions vs population in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Share co2 emissions vs population in Brazil, 1856 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1856 0.0817 —
1857 0.0957 +17.2%
1858 0.0996 +4.1%
1859 0.1232 +23.6%
1860 0.1309 +6.2%
1861 0.1174 -10.3%
1862 0.0998 -15.0%
1863 0.1122 +12.4%
1864 0.1171 +4.3%
1865 0.1315 +12.3%
1866 0.1439 +9.4%
1867 0.1154 -19.8%
1868 0.1522 +31.9%
1869 0.1153 -24.2%
1870 0.1302 +12.9%
1871 0.1482 +13.8%
1872 0.136 -8.2%
1873 0.1535 +12.8%
1874 0.1584 +3.2%
1875 0.138 -12.9%
1876 0.1221 -11.5%
1877 0.1248 +2.2%
1878 0.1338 +7.2%
1879 0.1063 -20.5%
1880 0.1076 +1.2%
1881 0.1161 +7.9%
1882 0.1011 -12.9%
1883 0.1173 +16.0%
1884 0.127 +8.3%
1885 0.1195 -6.0%
1886 0.1197 +0.2%
1887 0.1213 +1.4%
1888 0.1068 -12.0%
1889 0.1548 +44.9%
1890 0.1311 -15.3%
1891 0.1513 +15.4%
1892 0.1554 +2.7%
1893 0.1445 -7.0%
1894 0.1634 +13.1%
1895 0.1463 -10.5%
1896 0.1692 +15.7%
1897 0.169 -0.2%
1898 0.1571 -7.0%
1899 0.1401 -10.8%
1900 0.1158 -17.4%
1901 0.1143 -1.3%
1902 0.123 +7.6%
1903 0.1078 -12.3%
1904 0.1152 +6.9%
1905 0.1177 +2.1%
1906 0.1274 +8.3%
1907 0.1281 +0.5%
1908 0.1337 +4.3%
1909 0.1316 -1.5%
1910 0.1503 +14.2%
1911 0.1738 +15.7%
1912 0.1683 -3.2%
1913 0.1733 +2.9%
1914 0.1457 -15.9%
1915 0.102 -30.0%
1916 0.0804 -21.2%
1917 0.0799 -0.7%
1918 0.0758 -5.1%
1919 0.0976 +28.8%
1920 0.1118 +14.5%
1921 0.0927 -17.1%
1922 0.1233 +33.1%
1923 0.1294 +4.9%
1924 0.1431 +10.6%
1925 0.1428 -0.2%
1926 0.1487 +4.2%
1927 0.1505 +1.2%
1928 0.1522 +1.2%
1929 0.1478 -2.9%
1930 0.1462 -1.1%
1931 0.1348 -7.8%
1932 0.1497 +11.0%
1933 0.154 +2.8%
1934 0.1411 -8.4%
1935 0.1402 -0.6%
1936 0.1335 -4.8%
1937 0.1497 +12.1%
1938 0.1697 +13.4%
1939 0.1256 -26.0%
1940 0.1158 -7.8%
1941 0.1256 +8.5%
1942 0.1177 -6.3%
1943 0.1276 +8.4%
1944 0.1142 -10.5%
1945 0.1591 +39.3%
1946 0.1619 +1.8%
1947 0.1732 +7.0%
1948 0.144 -16.8%
1949 0.1416 -1.7%
1950 0.3315 +134.2%
1951 0.3394 +2.4%
1952 0.3855 +13.6%
1953 0.3792 -1.6%
1954 0.4371 +15.3%
1955 0.4571 +4.6%
1956 0.4619 +1.1%
1957 0.4395 -4.8%
1958 0.464 +5.6%
1959 0.4406 -5.0%
1960 0.4991 +13.3%
1961 0.5219 +4.6%
1962 0.55 +5.4%
1963 0.5408 -1.7%
1964 0.5231 -3.3%
1965 0.4975 -4.9%
1966 0.5408 +8.7%
1967 0.5395 -0.2%
1968 0.5983 +10.9%
1969 0.6109 +2.1%
1970 0.6273 +2.7%
1971 0.6599 +5.2%
1972 0.7026 +6.5%
1973 0.7731 +10.0%
1974 0.8412 +8.8%
1975 0.8846 +5.2%
1976 0.8653 -2.2%
1977 0.8842 +2.2%
1978 0.9307 +5.3%
1979 0.9623 +3.4%
1980 0.9589 -0.3%
1981 0.9071 -5.4%
1982 0.9153 +0.9%
1983 0.8774 -4.1%
1984 0.861 -1.9%
1985 0.8939 +3.8%
1986 0.9648 +7.9%
1987 0.9756 +1.1%
1988 0.9473 -2.9%
1989 0.955 +0.8%
1990 0.9619 +0.7%
1991 0.9885 +2.8%
1992 1.04 +4.9%
1993 1.07 +3.5%
1994 1.11 +3.0%
1995 1.14 +3.3%
1996 1.19 +4.5%
1997 1.26 +5.5%
1998 1.31 +3.8%
1999 1.32 +0.9%
2000 1.33 +1.2%
2001 1.35 +1.0%
2002 1.32 -1.7%
2003 1.25 -5.9%
2004 1.26 +1.4%
2005 1.23 -2.6%
2006 1.21 -2.1%
2007 1.24 +2.8%
2008 1.29 +3.8%
2009 1.24 -3.9%
2010 1.32 +6.8%
2011 1.34 +1.4%
2012 1.42 +6.2%
2013 1.51 +5.9%
2014 1.57 +4.1%
2015 1.49 -4.9%
2016 1.39 -6.9%
2017 1.38 -0.5%
2018 1.3 -6.1%
2019 1.29 -0.9%
2020 1.27 -0.9%
2021 1.35 +5.7%
2022 1.28 -5.0%
2023 1.27 -0.7%
2024 1.25 -1.5%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 1.25 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0527, 23.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 1.25 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0206, 60.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share co2 emissions vs population 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.

YearChange FromTo
1950 +134.2% 0.1416 0.3315

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1 0.0817 0.1232 4
1860s 0.1236 0.0998 0.1522 10
1870s 0.1351 0.1063 0.1584 10
1880s 0.1191 0.1011 0.1548 10
1890s 0.1527 0.1311 0.1692 10
1900s 0.1215 0.1078 0.1337 10
1910s 0.1247 0.0758 0.1738 10
1920s 0.1342 0.0927 0.1522 10
1930s 0.1445 0.1256 0.1697 10
1940s 0.1381 0.1142 0.1732 10
1950s 0.4136 0.3315 0.464 10
1960s 0.5422 0.4975 0.6109 10
1970s 0.8131 0.6273 0.9623 10
1980s 0.9256 0.861 0.9756 10
1990s 1.14 0.9619 1.32 10
2000s 1.27 1.21 1.35 10
2010s 1.4 1.29 1.57 10
2020s 1.28 1.25 1.35 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 10 Germany 1.48 compare
  2. 11 Canada 1.38 compare
  3. 12 Turkey 1.33 compare
  4. 14 Mexico 1.19 compare
  5. 15 South Africa 1.14 compare
  6. 16 Australia 1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share co2 emissions vs population in Brazil?
Share co2 emissions vs population in Brazil was 1.25 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share co2 emissions vs population recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1.57 in 2014.
What is the lowest share co2 emissions vs population recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0758 in 1918.
How does Brazil rank for share co2 emissions vs population?
Brazil ranks 13th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is share co2 emissions vs population rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. 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 Share co2 emissions vs population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share co2 emissions vs population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
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