Reference Data in Brazil

4,078 indicators covering reference data for Brazil.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Wildfire area burned by land cover type 10,390 hectares 2025 down 69.1% 11th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals 58,292 2023 up 26.7% 13th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people 276.08 articles per million people 2023 up 19.1% 69th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 43.0% 70th
Total Reserves 358,234 2025 up 0.5% 11th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per 0.007 units per square kilometre 2023 up 26.7% 108th
Rule of Law - Governance score 49.28 0-100 2024 down 9.6% 130th
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.4462 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 214.3% 130th
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people 31.95 arrivals per 1,000 people 2024 down 0.6% 155th
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 62.39 0-100 2024 down 3.0% 83rd
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.3165 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 25.5% 83rd
Total Reserves, per capita 0.0017 units per person 2025 down 4.8% 70th
Total Reserves, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 20.6% 81st
Political Stability - Governance score 57 0-100 2024 down 7.7% 148th
Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.5206 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 115.6% 148th
Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled 144,241 2019 up 45.1% 35th
Net food imports by crop - Soybeans 144,241 2019 up 45.1% 35th
Control of Corruption - Governance score 39.58 0-100 2024 down 8.2% 125th
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate -0.4089 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 73.9% 125th
Elected parliament and government 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Elections recently led to a change in government 1 2025 — 1st
Average annual surface temperature 25.16 °C 2025 down 2.0% 67th
Annual temperature anomalies 0.1618 °C 2025 down 76.4% 174th
Political liberties 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Political opposition 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Gas consumption per person 1,560 kilowatt-hours per person 2025 down 26.7% 88th
Oil consumption per person 6,771 kilowatt-hours per person 2025 down 6.1% 120th
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 88.2% 2025 up 2.9% 47th
Urban area over the long-term 36,495 km² per grid cell 2025 up 16.3% 4th
Red List Index 0.78 index 2025 down 1.3% 176th
Regulatory Quality - Governance score 50.22 0-100 2024 down 7.5% 120th
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate -0.2945 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 707.0% 120th
Government Effectiveness - Governance score 46.98 0-100 2024 down 7.8% 121st
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate -0.224 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 1,001.7% 121st
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers -4.65 % change on previous year 2019 up 66.5% 119th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers -4.65 % change on previous year 2019 up 66.5% 118th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic -4.65 % change on previous year 2019 up 66.5% 118th
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, annual -4.65 % change on previous year 2019 up 66.5% 119th
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers -4.65 % change on previous year 2019 up 66.5% 117th
Minimum daily requirement of calories 1,894 kilocalories per person per day 2024 up 0.3% 73rd
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking 98.0% 2024 up 3.2% 64th
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5), per -0 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 806.7% 98th
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) -0 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 1,137.8% 104th
Civil Liberties Score 43 2025 down 10.4% 80th
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0 units per square kilometre 2019 up 100.9% 75th
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 up 78.8% 33rd
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0 units per person 2019 up 86.0% 24th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0.0032 units per square kilometre 2019 up 100.9% 75th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 up 78.8% 33rd
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0.0001 units per person 2019 up 86.0% 24th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic 0.0032 units per square kilometre 2019 up 100.9% 75th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 up 78.8% 33rd
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic 0.0001 units per person 2019 up 86.0% 24th
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per square 0 units per square kilometre 2019 up 100.9% 75th
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 up 78.8% 33rd
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per capita 0 units per person 2019 up 86.0% 24th
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per square kilometre 2019 up 100.9% 75th
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 up 78.8% 33rd
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per person 2019 up 86.0% 24th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation 179.32 2050 — 16th