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Share of cumulative co2 in Brazil

Brazil: Share of cumulative co2 was 0.9842 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.9842
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
19th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.9842
in 2024
All-time low
0.0037
in 1856
Years of data
169
1856–2024

Share of cumulative co2 in Brazil, 1856–2024

00.20.40.60.81185619402024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of cumulative co2 in Brazil stood at 0.9842. That is the highest value across all 169 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of cumulative co2 in Brazil peaked at 0.9842 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0037, in 1856.

That places Brazil 19th 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 cumulative co2 in Brazil, year by year

Year Value Change
1856 0.0037 —
1857 0.0077 +108.9%
1858 0.0116 +50.7%
1859 0.0163 +41.4%
1860 0.0215 +31.5%
1861 0.0258 +20.1%
1862 0.0291 +12.6%
1863 0.0328 +12.8%
1864 0.0367 +11.8%
1865 0.0411 +12.1%
1866 0.0458 +11.5%
1867 0.0491 +7.1%
1868 0.0538 +9.7%
1869 0.0567 +5.3%
1870 0.06 +5.9%
1871 0.0641 +6.8%
1872 0.0676 +5.4%
1873 0.0718 +6.2%
1874 0.0756 +5.3%
1875 0.0785 +3.7%
1876 0.0804 +2.4%
1877 0.0823 +2.4%
1878 0.0844 +2.6%
1879 0.0854 +1.1%
1880 0.0864 +1.2%
1881 0.0877 +1.6%
1882 0.0883 +0.7%
1883 0.0897 +1.5%
1884 0.0913 +1.9%
1885 0.0926 +1.3%
1886 0.0937 +1.2%
1887 0.0949 +1.2%
1888 0.0954 +0.6%
1889 0.0979 +2.7%
1890 0.0994 +1.5%
1891 0.1017 +2.3%
1892 0.104 +2.3%
1893 0.1057 +1.6%
1894 0.108 +2.2%
1895 0.1096 +1.5%
1896 0.112 +2.2%
1897 0.1143 +2.1%
1898 0.1161 +1.5%
1899 0.1172 +0.9%
1900 0.1171 -0.1%
1901 0.117 -0.1%
1902 0.1172 +0.2%
1903 0.1168 -0.4%
1904 0.1167 -0.1%
1905 0.1168 +0.0%
1906 0.1172 +0.4%
1907 0.1178 +0.4%
1908 0.1184 +0.6%
1909 0.119 +0.5%
1910 0.1204 +1.1%
1911 0.1226 +1.9%
1912 0.1246 +1.6%
1913 0.1267 +1.7%
1914 0.1274 +0.6%
1915 0.1265 -0.7%
1916 0.1248 -1.4%
1917 0.1231 -1.4%
1918 0.1213 -1.4%
1919 0.1206 -0.6%
1920 0.1203 -0.3%
1921 0.1195 -0.7%
1922 0.1196 +0.1%
1923 0.12 +0.3%
1924 0.1207 +0.6%
1925 0.1214 +0.6%
1926 0.1222 +0.7%
1927 0.1231 +0.7%
1928 0.1239 +0.7%
1929 0.1247 +0.6%
1930 0.1253 +0.5%
1931 0.1255 +0.2%
1932 0.126 +0.4%
1933 0.1267 +0.5%
1934 0.127 +0.3%
1935 0.1273 +0.3%
1936 0.1275 +0.1%
1937 0.1281 +0.5%
1938 0.1291 +0.8%
1939 0.129 -0.1%
1940 0.1287 -0.3%
1941 0.1286 -0.1%
1942 0.1283 -0.2%
1943 0.1283 -0.0%
1944 0.1279 -0.3%
1945 0.1286 +0.5%
1946 0.1293 +0.6%
1947 0.1303 +0.8%
1948 0.1307 +0.3%
1949 0.1309 +0.2%
1950 0.1361 +3.9%
1951 0.1415 +4.0%
1952 0.148 +4.6%
1953 0.1541 +4.1%
1954 0.1615 +4.8%
1955 0.1698 +5.1%
1956 0.1783 +5.0%
1957 0.1859 +4.3%
1958 0.1939 +4.3%
1959 0.2012 +3.8%
1960 0.2103 +4.5%
1961 0.2195 +4.4%
1962 0.2294 +4.5%
1963 0.2388 +4.1%
1964 0.2476 +3.7%
1965 0.2555 +3.2%
1966 0.2646 +3.6%
1967 0.2734 +3.3%
1968 0.2839 +3.9%
1969 0.2949 +3.9%
1970 0.3065 +3.9%
1971 0.3189 +4.1%
1972 0.3325 +4.3%
1973 0.3484 +4.8%
1974 0.3655 +4.9%
1975 0.3828 +4.7%
1976 0.3992 +4.3%
1977 0.4155 +4.1%
1978 0.4329 +4.2%
1979 0.4506 +4.1%
1980 0.467 +3.6%
1981 0.4804 +2.9%
1982 0.4931 +2.6%
1983 0.5041 +2.2%
1984 0.5143 +2.0%
1985 0.5253 +2.1%
1986 0.5378 +2.4%
1987 0.5503 +2.3%
1988 0.5617 +2.1%
1989 0.5728 +2.0%
1990 0.5838 +1.9%
1991 0.5951 +1.9%
1992 0.6068 +2.0%
1993 0.6189 +2.0%
1994 0.6313 +2.0%
1995 0.6444 +2.1%
1996 0.6584 +2.2%
1997 0.6735 +2.3%
1998 0.689 +2.3%
1999 0.7043 +2.2%
2000 0.7196 +2.2%
2001 0.7347 +2.1%
2002 0.7488 +1.9%
2003 0.761 +1.6%
2004 0.7735 +1.6%
2005 0.7849 +1.5%
2006 0.7956 +1.4%
2007 0.8068 +1.4%
2008 0.8189 +1.5%
2009 0.8289 +1.2%
2010 0.8411 +1.5%
2011 0.8536 +1.5%
2012 0.8677 +1.7%
2013 0.8833 +1.8%
2014 0.8997 +1.9%
2015 0.9135 +1.5%
2016 0.9244 +1.2%
2017 0.9348 +1.1%
2018 0.9429 +0.9%
2019 0.9506 +0.8%
2020 0.9573 +0.7%
2021 0.9656 +0.9%
2022 0.9722 +0.7%
2023 0.9785 +0.6%
2024 0.9842 +0.6%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.9842 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0447, 22.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.9842 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0149, 66.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share of cumulative co2 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.

YearChange FromTo
1857 +108.9% 0.0037 0.0077
1858 +50.7% 0.0077 0.0116
1859 +41.4% 0.0116 0.0163
1860 +31.5% 0.0163 0.0215

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0098 0.0037 0.0163 4
1860s 0.0393 0.0215 0.0567 10
1870s 0.075 0.06 0.0854 10
1880s 0.0918 0.0864 0.0979 10
1890s 0.1088 0.0994 0.1172 10
1900s 0.1174 0.1167 0.119 10
1910s 0.1238 0.1204 0.1274 10
1920s 0.1215 0.1195 0.1247 10
1930s 0.1271 0.1253 0.1291 10
1940s 0.1292 0.1279 0.1309 10
1950s 0.167 0.1361 0.2012 10
1960s 0.2518 0.2103 0.2949 10
1970s 0.3753 0.3065 0.4506 10
1980s 0.5207 0.467 0.5728 10
1990s 0.6405 0.5838 0.7043 10
2000s 0.7773 0.7196 0.8289 10
2010s 0.9012 0.8411 0.9506 10
2020s 0.9715 0.9573 0.9842 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

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  2. 17 Australia 1.08 compare
  3. 18 Saudi Arabia 1.03 compare
  4. 20 Indonesia 0.9421 compare
  5. 21 Spain 0.8491 compare
  6. 22 Kazakhstan 0.8078 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of cumulative co2 in Brazil?
Share of cumulative co2 in Brazil was 0.9842 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of cumulative co2 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.9842 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of cumulative co2 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 in 1856.
How does Brazil rank for share of cumulative co2?
Brazil ranks 19th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of cumulative co2 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative co2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of cumulative co2
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
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