Climate Change in Brazil

1,447 indicators covering climate change for Brazil.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use 11,018 TJ 2023 up 653.5% 19th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 28.9% 70th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 28.9% 70th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 28.9% 70th
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,972 kt 2023 up 57,774.9% 6th
Per capita methane emissions by sector 157.81 kilograms per person 2023 up 28.8% 63rd
Nitrous oxide emissions by sector 170.61 million tonnes 2023 up 23.8% 3rd
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 581.95 million tonnes 2023 up 14.7% 3rd
Methane emissions by sector 5.48 million tonnes 2023 up 199.5% 8th
Methane emissions from agriculture 411.34 million tonnes 2023 up 11.2% 2nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 1,037 kilograms per person 2023 down 2.2% 87th
CO₂ emissions from transport 218.94 million tonnes 2023 up 4.0% 5th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector 74.45 kilograms per person 2023 down 18.1% 99th
Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure 6.6 2025 up 29.4% 38th
Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator 5.1 2025 up 21.4% 54th
Lack of coping capacity 4.9 2025 up 16.7% 70th
Vulnerability 4 2025 up 17.6% 88th
CO₂ emissions by sector 20.42 million tonnes 2023 up 1.8% 24th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 96.71 kilograms per person 2023 down 4.3% 109th
Terrestrial protected areas 30.6% 2025 up 7.4% 36th
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 29.4% 2025 up 44.1% 32nd
Marine protected areas 26.6% 2025 up 1,562.5% 21st
Pre- and post-production — Energy Use 86,131 TJ 2023 up 385.1% 20th
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use 86,131 TJ 2023 up 385.1% 20th
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 40.8% 52nd
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 37.0% 62nd
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 25.5% 37th
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 20.7% 49th
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 25.5% 37th
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 20.7% 49th
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 25.5% 37th
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 20.7% 49th
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.5114 kg per person 2023 down 25.5% 37th
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 12.92 kg per square kilometre 2023 down 20.7% 49th
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 28.9% 66th
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 10.5% 53rd
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 10.5% 53rd
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 10.5% 53rd
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 down 10.5% 53rd
Food Processing — Emissions 3.53 kt 2023 up 235,240.0% 8th
Food Processing — Emissions 0.4724 kt 2023 up 157,367.0% 5th
Food Processing — Emissions 19,748 kt 2023 up 57,322.2% 8th
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 98.84 kt 2023 up 242,162.0% 8th
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 125.17 kt 2023 up 162,254.0% 5th
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio 0.6324 2021 up 99.1% 53rd
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 25.37 million tonnes 2023 up 23.3% 4th
Food Packaging — Energy Use 43,246 TJ 2023 up 1,853.4% 5th
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 1.2% 2023 down 26.9% 15th
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions 1.2% 2023 down 26.9% 15th
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions and population 1.2% 2023 down 26.9% 15th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,327 kt 2023 up 0.9% 18th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 2,051 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 24.1% 30th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 83,157 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 18.4% 11th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions 5,793 kt 2023 down 1.1% 18th
Annual CO₂ emissions from gas 58.91 million tonnes 2024 down 27.5% 30th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas 0.2779 tonnes per person 2024 down 31.6% 85th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas 1.50 billion tonnes 2024 up 79.3% 33rd
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity 109.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2025 down 41.7% 188th
Humid tropical forest — Emissions 458,417 kt 2024 up 385.7% 1st
Food Processing — Emissions 19,748 kt 2023 up 57,322.1% 6th