Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Brazil
Brazil: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 1.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Brazil, 1901–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Brazil is 1.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 124 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Brazil peaked at 1.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1901.
Brazil ranks 12th 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 of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 0.0% | — |
| 1902 | 0.0% | — |
| 1903 | 0.0% | — |
| 1904 | 0.0% | — |
| 1905 | 0.0% | — |
| 1906 | 0.0% | — |
| 1907 | 0.0% | — |
| 1908 | 0.0% | — |
| 1909 | 0.0% | — |
| 1910 | 0.0% | — |
| 1911 | 0.0% | — |
| 1912 | 0.0% | — |
| 1913 | 0.0% | — |
| 1914 | 0.0% | — |
| 1915 | 0.0% | — |
| 1916 | 0.0% | — |
| 1917 | 0.0% | — |
| 1918 | 0.0% | — |
| 1919 | 0.0% | — |
| 1920 | 0.0% | — |
| 1921 | 0.0% | — |
| 1922 | 0.0% | — |
| 1923 | 0.0% | — |
| 1924 | 0.0% | — |
| 1925 | 0.0% | — |
| 1926 | 0.0% | — |
| 1927 | 0.0% | — |
| 1928 | 0.0% | — |
| 1929 | 0.0% | — |
| 1930 | 0.0% | — |
| 1931 | 0.0% | — |
| 1932 | 0.0% | — |
| 1933 | 0.0% | — |
| 1934 | 0.0% | — |
| 1935 | 0.0% | — |
| 1936 | 0.0% | +512.6% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | +225.3% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +78.4% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | +33.5% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +26.8% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +17.7% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +11.3% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | +7.9% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | +863.7% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | +93.1% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +53.9% |
| 1953 | 0.2% | +31.6% |
| 1954 | 0.2% | +26.8% |
| 1955 | 0.3% | +22.4% |
| 1956 | 0.4% | +18.2% |
| 1957 | 0.4% | +12.8% |
| 1958 | 0.5% | +11.9% |
| 1959 | 0.5% | +8.8% |
| 1960 | 0.5% | +9.3% |
| 1961 | 0.6% | +8.0% |
| 1962 | 0.6% | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.7% | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7% | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.7% | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.7% | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.8% | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8% | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 1.0% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.3% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.3% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.3% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | +0.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 26.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 49.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 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 | +863.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1936 | +512.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1937 | +225.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1951 | +93.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1938 | +78.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1952 | +53.9% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 5 |
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 share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Brazil?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Brazil was 1.9% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1901.
- How does Brazil rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Brazil ranks 12th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.