Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Brazil
Brazil: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 19.81 billion current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Brazil, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Brazil stood at 19.81 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Brazil peaked at 19.81 billion current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.40 billion current US$, in 1990.
Brazil ranks 12th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.69 billion current US$ | 2.40 billion current US$ | 5.34 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.69 billion current US$ | 5.82 billion current US$ | 10.03 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.57 billion current US$ | 11.37 billion current US$ | 17.71 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.74 billion current US$ | 17.68 billion current US$ | 19.81 billion current US$ | 2 |
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- 9 South Korea 27.29 billion current US$ compare
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- 14 South Africa 19.07 billion current US$ compare
- 15 Mexico 18.42 billion current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Brazil
- DEC alternative conversion factor 5.59 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 29.16 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 5.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.79 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 319.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -414.45 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -74.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 57,911 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 10,550 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 12.32 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Brazil?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Brazil was 19.81 billion current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 19.81 billion current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.40 billion current US$ in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Brazil ranks 12th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.