Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Brazil
Brazil: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement was 1.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Brazil, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1.7% for share of global co₂ emissions from cement in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Brazil peaked at 3.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1930.
That places Brazil 10th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 97 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 1.5% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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 share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Brazil?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Brazil was 1.7% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1930.
- How does Brazil rank for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Brazil ranks 10th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 global CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.