Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Brazil
Brazil: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 4.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.8%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
5th
of 194 countries
All-time high
9.6%
in 2003
All-time low
1.0%
in 1858
Years of data
169
1856–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Brazil, 1856–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Brazil stood at 4.8%.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Brazil peaked at 9.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1858.
That places Brazil 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 169 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1856 | 1.1% | — |
| 1857 | 1.1% | -0.8% |
| 1858 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
| 1859 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 1.1% | +7.9% |
| 1861 | 1.2% | +5.4% |
| 1862 | 1.2% | +1.5% |
| 1863 | 1.2% | +1.3% |
| 1864 | 1.2% | -1.4% |
| 1865 | 1.2% | +2.8% |
| 1866 | 1.2% | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
| 1868 | 1.3% | +1.0% |
| 1869 | 1.3% | -1.1% |
| 1870 | 1.3% | +7.8% |
| 1871 | 1.4% | +2.6% |
| 1872 | 1.3% | -2.7% |
| 1873 | 1.3% | -0.0% |
| 1874 | 1.3% | -0.1% |
| 1875 | 1.3% | -1.0% |
| 1876 | 1.3% | -1.0% |
| 1877 | 1.3% | -1.4% |
| 1878 | 1.3% | -0.7% |
| 1879 | 1.3% | -2.1% |
| 1880 | 1.8% | +42.0% |
| 1881 | 2.0% | +14.0% |
| 1882 | 2.1% | +4.4% |
| 1883 | 2.2% | +2.3% |
| 1884 | 2.2% | +2.6% |
| 1885 | 2.3% | +2.5% |
| 1886 | 2.3% | +1.7% |
| 1887 | 2.3% | -0.3% |
| 1888 | 2.3% | -1.3% |
| 1889 | 2.3% | +1.4% |
| 1890 | 2.2% | -7.3% |
| 1891 | 2.1% | -2.7% |
| 1892 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 1893 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 2.1% | -1.9% |
| 1895 | 2.1% | -0.5% |
| 1896 | 2.0% | -0.4% |
| 1897 | 2.0% | -1.3% |
| 1898 | 2.0% | -1.6% |
| 1899 | 1.9% | -2.1% |
| 1900 | 2.3% | +20.1% |
| 1901 | 2.5% | +5.1% |
| 1902 | 2.5% | +3.1% |
| 1903 | 2.5% | -0.2% |
| 1904 | 2.5% | +0.2% |
| 1905 | 2.5% | -0.5% |
| 1906 | 2.5% | -0.7% |
| 1907 | 2.4% | -3.1% |
| 1908 | 2.5% | +2.5% |
| 1909 | 2.4% | -1.7% |
| 1910 | 3.2% | +28.9% |
| 1911 | 3.5% | +10.1% |
| 1912 | 3.6% | +4.7% |
| 1913 | 3.7% | +0.9% |
| 1914 | 3.9% | +6.3% |
| 1915 | 4.0% | +3.5% |
| 1916 | 4.0% | -1.7% |
| 1917 | 4.0% | +0.5% |
| 1918 | 4.1% | +2.8% |
| 1919 | 4.4% | +7.9% |
| 1920 | 4.4% | -0.5% |
| 1921 | 4.7% | +7.0% |
| 1922 | 4.7% | +0.5% |
| 1923 | 4.5% | -4.5% |
| 1924 | 4.6% | +2.0% |
| 1925 | 4.6% | -0.6% |
| 1926 | 4.7% | +1.4% |
| 1927 | 4.5% | -2.5% |
| 1928 | 4.5% | +0.1% |
| 1929 | 4.4% | -2.3% |
| 1930 | 3.4% | -24.3% |
| 1931 | 2.9% | -12.4% |
| 1932 | 2.7% | -6.7% |
| 1933 | 2.5% | -9.5% |
| 1934 | 2.2% | -9.7% |
| 1935 | 2.1% | -5.4% |
| 1936 | 1.9% | -8.3% |
| 1937 | 1.8% | -6.5% |
| 1938 | 1.8% | -0.8% |
| 1939 | 1.7% | -5.1% |
| 1940 | 2.9% | +67.8% |
| 1941 | 3.3% | +14.9% |
| 1942 | 3.6% | +8.3% |
| 1943 | 3.8% | +4.9% |
| 1944 | 3.9% | +3.5% |
| 1945 | 4.3% | +11.1% |
| 1946 | 4.3% | -0.2% |
| 1947 | 4.2% | -2.7% |
| 1948 | 4.2% | -0.8% |
| 1949 | 4.4% | +5.2% |
| 1950 | 5.0% | +15.2% |
| 1951 | 5.2% | +3.1% |
| 1952 | 5.5% | +5.6% |
| 1953 | 5.6% | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 5.6% | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 5.5% | -2.0% |
| 1956 | 5.5% | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 5.4% | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 5.6% | +2.9% |
| 1959 | 5.5% | -2.3% |
| 1960 | 6.0% | +9.4% |
| 1961 | 6.2% | +3.9% |
| 1962 | 6.5% | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 6.5% | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 6.5% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 6.5% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 6.6% | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 6.5% | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 6.3% | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 6.0% | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 5.7% | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 5.7% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 5.5% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 5.6% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 5.8% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 5.7% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 5.6% | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 5.7% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 5.9% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 6.1% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 6.3% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 6.5% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 6.4% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 6.2% | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 6.9% | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 6.9% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 6.6% | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 6.4% | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 6.1% | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 6.2% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 6.2% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 6.5% | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 6.4% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 6.8% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 7.9% | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +31.6% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | -1.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 4.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 85.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 4.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 142.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | +67.8% | 1.7% | 2.9% |
| 1880 | +42.0% | 1.3% | 1.8% |
| 2003 | +31.6% | 7.3% | 9.6% |
| 1910 | +28.9% | 2.4% | 3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 4 |
| 1860s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.9% | 2.9% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.4% | 6.0% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 5.5% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 6.1% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 6.2% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 4.3% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 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 including land-use change in Brazil?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Brazil was 4.8% 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 including land-use change recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1858.
- How does Brazil rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Brazil ranks 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.