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.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 0.1% | — |
| 1929 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 1931 | 0.3% | +120.8% |
| 1932 | 0.3% | +8.8% |
| 1933 | 0.5% | +55.4% |
| 1934 | 0.6% | +22.6% |
| 1935 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 1936 | 0.6% | +9.2% |
| 1937 | 0.7% | +12.3% |
| 1938 | 0.8% | +14.1% |
| 1939 | 1.0% | +22.2% |
| 1940 | 1.2% | +20.5% |
| 1941 | 0.9% | -25.2% |
| 1942 | 1.0% | +10.6% |
| 1943 | 1.1% | +10.4% |
| 1944 | 1.8% | +65.5% |
| 1945 | 1.7% | -5.9% |
| 1946 | 1.1% | -32.5% |
| 1947 | 1.0% | -6.8% |
| 1948 | 1.1% | +1.7% |
| 1949 | 1.1% | +2.2% |
| 1950 | 1.0% | -5.5% |
| 1951 | 0.9% | -7.5% |
| 1952 | 1.0% | +4.2% |
| 1953 | 1.1% | +13.1% |
| 1954 | 1.3% | +13.6% |
| 1955 | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 1.4% | +8.9% |
| 1957 | 1.4% | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 1.4% | +5.2% |
| 1959 | 1.3% | -9.5% |
| 1960 | 1.4% | +7.5% |
| 1961 | 1.4% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 1.4% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 1.4% | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 1.3% | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 1.3% | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 1.3% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 1.3% | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 1.4% | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 1.4% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 1.5% | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 1.7% | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 1.9% | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | +11.2% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | +12.4% |
| 1976 | 2.5% | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 2.7% | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 2.9% | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 3.0% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 3.1% | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 3.1% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 3.0% | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | -21.7% |
| 1984 | 2.1% | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | +15.5% |
| 1987 | 2.5% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | -20.4% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | +17.9% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +3.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 32.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 90.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | +120.8% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 1944 | +65.5% | 1.1% | 1.8% |
| 1933 | +55.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
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
- 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 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.