Brazil Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
1,299,180,208
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+0.15%
increase
Global Share
2.4%
Per Capita
5.93
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Brazil were 1,299,180,208 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 0.15% over the previous year, representing an increase by 2,009,459 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 1,297,170,750 tons.
- Per capita: 5.93 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Brazil accounts for 2.4% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,299,180,208 | 491,468,781 | 621,191,046 | 169,133,235 | 17,387,146 | 5.93 | 0.15% | 2.4% |
| 2023 | 1,297,170,750 | 480,234,965 | 632,927,548 | 167,259,830 | 16,748,407 | 5.95 | 1.46% | 2.5% |
| 2022 | 1,278,542,170 | 479,266,395 | 620,988,761 | 162,173,062 | 16,113,952 | 5.9 | 0.11% | 2.5% |
| 2021 | 1,277,187,041 | 506,233,375 | 595,842,120 | 159,640,620 | 15,470,927 | 5.93 | 6.79% | 2.5% |
| 2020 | 1,196,009,988 | 447,921,023 | 579,890,648 | 153,354,628 | 14,843,688 | 5.59 | −0.36% | 2.4% |
| 2019 | 1,200,306,041 | 468,579,379 | 571,951,138 | 145,564,936 | 14,210,588 | 5.65 | 0.37% | 2.4% |
| 2018 | 1,195,921,374 | 471,083,570 | 568,193,960 | 143,110,337 | 13,533,507 | 5.67 | −1.91% | 2.4% |
| 2017 | 1,219,238,859 | 494,757,877 | 565,976,924 | 145,517,163 | 12,986,894 | 5.83 | 0.9% | 2.5% |
| 2016 | 1,208,307,600 | 482,711,203 | 568,920,440 | 144,314,114 | 12,361,842 | 5.82 | −2.02% | 2.5% |
| 2015 | 1,233,223,204 | 517,940,765 | 563,788,785 | 140,023,756 | 11,469,899 | 5.99 | −1.23% | 2.5% |
| 2014 | 1,248,609,297 | 546,439,425 | 551,685,094 | 139,797,156 | 10,687,622 | 6.11 | 2.69% | 2.6% |
| 2013 | 1,215,943,090 | 523,475,478 | 545,214,788 | 137,149,574 | 10,103,251 | 6.01 | 3.05% | 2.5% |
| 2012 | 1,180,008,790 | 497,903,586 | 537,209,814 | 135,622,284 | 9,273,106 | 5.88 | 2.91% | 2.5% |
| 2011 | 1,146,649,547 | 463,642,963 | 538,564,959 | 135,911,711 | 8,529,914 | 5.77 | 3.3% | 2.4% |
| 2010 | 1,110,027,088 | 439,921,913 | 529,621,429 | 131,468,058 | 9,015,689 | 5.64 | 7.54% | 2.4% |
| 2009 | 1,032,205,789 | 385,593,322 | 514,513,946 | 124,485,722 | 7,612,800 | 5.3 | −2.4% | 2.4% |
| 2008 | 1,057,606,705 | 412,791,270 | 511,210,557 | 126,026,335 | 7,578,543 | 5.48 | 3.26% | 2.4% |
| 2007 | 1,024,210,211 | 393,125,376 | 497,804,120 | 126,564,925 | 6,715,789 | 5.36 | 1.95% | 2.4% |
| 2006 | 1,004,579,139 | 373,687,259 | 503,202,521 | 121,521,535 | 6,167,824 | 5.31 | 0.39% | 2.4% |
| 2005 | 1,000,644,867 | 369,257,448 | 504,599,450 | 122,045,013 | 4,742,956 | 5.35 | 1.75% | 2.4% |
| 2004 | 983,418,681 | 365,310,619 | 492,155,825 | 121,264,267 | 4,687,970 | 5.32 | 5.24% | 2.5% |
| 2003 | 934,419,842 | 346,505,526 | 467,743,601 | 116,301,292 | 3,869,424 | 5.12 | 3.3% | 2.5% |
| 2002 | 904,526,044 | 351,436,994 | 441,481,130 | 108,168,066 | 3,439,854 | 5.02 | 2.54% | 2.5% |
| 2001 | 882,100,517 | 351,336,703 | 420,755,636 | 107,155,330 | 2,852,847 | 4.96 | 1.35% | 2.4% |
| 2000 | 870,334,077 | 349,407,615 | 410,487,404 | 107,608,267 | 2,830,790 | 4.97 | 2.51% | 2.4% |
| 1999 | 849,053,621 | 335,914,776 | 404,731,119 | 104,500,399 | 3,907,327 | 4.91 | 1.82% | 2.4% |
| 1998 | 833,857,715 | 328,558,847 | 399,497,443 | 102,903,508 | 2,897,917 | 4.9 | 1.85% | 2.4% |
| 1997 | 818,731,556 | 319,248,342 | 399,638,365 | 95,787,153 | 4,057,696 | 4.89 | 3.05% | 2.4% |
| 1996 | 794,463,825 | 300,634,400 | 395,872,644 | 94,184,684 | 3,772,097 | 4.82 | 0.59% | 2.3% |
| 1995 | 789,780,560 | 280,028,959 | 407,842,889 | 97,179,522 | 4,729,190 | 4.87 | 4.91% | 2.4% |
| 1994 | 752,795,669 | 258,749,920 | 394,299,182 | 93,982,828 | 5,763,740 | 4.71 | 4.02% | 2.3% |
| 1993 | 723,735,341 | 249,329,691 | 377,761,232 | 90,763,770 | 5,880,648 | 4.61 | 3.72% | 2.2% |
| 1992 | 697,805,739 | 238,695,822 | 367,377,675 | 85,969,490 | 5,762,751 | 4.51 | 3.17% | 2.2% |
| 1991 | 676,336,973 | 235,264,692 | 353,611,581 | 82,178,067 | 5,282,634 | 4.45 | 4.17% | 2.1% |
| 1990 | 649,235,986 | 226,888,851 | 339,062,840 | 78,095,523 | 5,188,772 | 4.35 | −1.64% | 2.0% |
| 1989 | 660,059,015 | 230,965,650 | 345,124,237 | 78,257,562 | 5,711,566 | 4.5 | 1.5% | 2.1% |
| 1988 | 650,313,533 | 227,765,560 | 335,630,287 | 81,027,975 | 5,889,710 | 4.52 | 2.44% | 2.1% |
| 1987 | 634,840,902 | 222,927,285 | 326,450,826 | 79,715,828 | 5,746,963 | 4.49 | 2.69% | 2.1% |
| 1986 | 618,190,068 | 216,928,142 | 317,786,178 | 77,632,599 | 5,843,149 | 4.46 | 5.4% | 2.1% |
| 1985 | 586,492,112 | 198,047,382 | 308,333,290 | 74,829,113 | 5,282,328 | 4.32 | 3.33% | 2.0% |
| 1984 | 567,565,356 | 184,753,077 | 304,668,920 | 74,028,113 | 4,115,247 | 4.27 | 3.83% | 2.0% |
| 1983 | 546,611,327 | 181,624,390 | 289,082,419 | 71,756,255 | 4,148,263 | 4.21 | −0.8% | 2.0% |
| 1982 | 551,026,515 | 189,317,592 | 287,308,688 | 71,216,476 | 3,183,758 | 4.34 | 1.38% | 2.0% |
| 1981 | 543,515,135 | 191,274,600 | 280,142,459 | 68,962,233 | 3,135,843 | 4.38 | −2.52% | 1.9% |
| 1980 | 557,591,919 | 207,119,249 | 277,159,555 | 69,862,042 | 3,451,072 | 4.6 | 5.15% | 2.0% |
| 1979 | 530,306,186 | 207,382,645 | 254,329,458 | 65,622,539 | 2,971,543 | 4.48 | 4.66% | 1.8% |
| 1978 | 506,698,820 | 194,201,985 | 246,335,498 | 63,688,059 | 2,473,277 | 4.38 | 2.8% | 1.8% |
| 1977 | 492,909,227 | 179,596,316 | 247,524,682 | 63,490,811 | 2,297,418 | 4.37 | 3.77% | 1.8% |
| 1976 | 474,980,113 | 171,924,388 | 239,646,892 | 61,474,471 | 1,934,362 | 4.31 | 8.1% | 1.8% |
| 1975 | 439,394,669 | 156,484,969 | 223,424,529 | 57,766,125 | 1,719,045 | 4.08 | 5.23% | 1.7% |
| 1974 | 417,569,039 | 146,001,230 | 214,796,772 | 55,267,844 | 1,503,192 | 3.97 | 6.97% | 1.6% |
| 1973 | 390,368,809 | 135,214,027 | 203,380,614 | 50,311,138 | 1,463,030 | 3.81 | 7.41% | 1.5% |
| 1972 | 363,453,671 | 116,263,091 | 196,954,360 | 49,115,149 | 1,121,071 | 3.63 | 6.13% | 1.5% |
| 1971 | 342,455,564 | 106,778,454 | 187,582,969 | 47,109,511 | 984,631 | 3.5 | 1.82% | 1.5% |
| 1970 | 336,337,115 | 107,138,824 | 182,480,599 | 45,907,837 | 809,855 | 3.53 | – | 1.4% |
See also
- Brazil CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Brazil
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).