Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Brazil
Brazil: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil was 2.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.6%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
7th
of 215 countries
All-time high
3.1%
in 2014
All-time low
0.0%
in 1901
Years of data
124
1901–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Brazil, 1901–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 2.6% for share of global co₂ emissions from oil in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Brazil peaked at 3.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1901.
That places Brazil 7th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global 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% | +405.1% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | +159.1% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +28.7% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | -15.7% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +11.0% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | -64.8% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +158.1% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | -47.0% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | -21.0% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | +116.3% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | -58.9% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | -19.2% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | -20.6% |
| 1950 | 0.8% | +23766.5% |
| 1951 | 0.9% | +5.0% |
| 1952 | 1.0% | +16.9% |
| 1953 | 1.0% | -3.9% |
| 1954 | 1.1% | +14.8% |
| 1955 | 1.2% | +5.6% |
| 1956 | 1.2% | +2.7% |
| 1957 | 1.1% | -6.5% |
| 1958 | 1.2% | +8.6% |
| 1959 | 1.1% | -7.2% |
| 1960 | 1.3% | +11.6% |
| 1961 | 1.3% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 1.2% | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 1.1% | -7.2% |
| 1965 | 1.0% | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 1.1% | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 1.2% | +9.3% |
| 1969 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 1.2% | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 1.2% | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 1.3% | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | +11.5% |
| 1974 | 1.5% | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 1.6% | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.6% | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 1.7% | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.7% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -1.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 2.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 34.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 2.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 54.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global 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 | +23766.5% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| 1936 | +405.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1937 | +159.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1943 | +158.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1946 | +116.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1942 | -64.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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 | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 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 oil in Brazil?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Brazil was 2.6% 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 oil recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1901.
- How does Brazil rank for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Brazil ranks 7th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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 global CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.