Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Brazil
Brazil: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
21st
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.1486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1871
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Brazil, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita nitrous oxide emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Brazil peaked at 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1871.
That places Brazil 21st out of 201 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.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Brazil, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.1722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.1721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1853 | 0.1719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1854 | 0.1716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1855 | 0.1711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1856 | 0.1704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1857 | 0.1696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1858 | 0.1686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1859 | 0.1673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1860 | 0.1658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1861 | 0.1642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1862 | 0.1626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1863 | 0.1609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1864 | 0.1592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1865 | 0.1576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1866 | 0.1559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1867 | 0.1543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1868 | 0.1527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1869 | 0.1511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1870 | 0.1494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1871 | 0.1486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1872 | 0.1495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1873 | 0.1515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1874 | 0.1542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1875 | 0.1574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1876 | 0.1604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1877 | 0.1631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1878 | 0.165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1879 | 0.1658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1880 | 0.1653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1881 | 0.1638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1882 | 0.1622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1883 | 0.1605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1884 | 0.1587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1885 | 0.1568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1886 | 0.1549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1887 | 0.153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1888 | 0.1512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1889 | 0.1493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1890 | 0.181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +21.3% |
| 1891 | 0.1793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1892 | 0.179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.1798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1894 | 0.1816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1895 | 0.1842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1896 | 0.1874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1897 | 0.1911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1898 | 0.1951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1899 | 0.1992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1900 | 0.2035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1901 | 0.2106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1902 | 0.2223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 1903 | 0.2372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.7% |
| 1904 | 0.2535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.9% |
| 1905 | 0.2699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.5% |
| 1906 | 0.2852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.7% |
| 1907 | 0.2983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1908 | 0.3082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1909 | 0.3138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1910 | 0.3143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1911 | 0.3119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1912 | 0.3093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1913 | 0.3064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1914 | 0.3033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1915 | 0.2999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1916 | 0.2962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1917 | 0.2923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1918 | 0.2881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1919 | 0.2837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1920 | 0.279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1921 | 0.2737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1922 | 0.2675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1923 | 0.2607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1924 | 0.2536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1925 | 0.2464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1926 | 0.2393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1927 | 0.2327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1928 | 0.2267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1929 | 0.2215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1930 | 0.2173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1931 | 0.2147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1932 | 0.2139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1933 | 0.2144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1934 | 0.216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1935 | 0.2183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1936 | 0.221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1937 | 0.2239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1938 | 0.2266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1939 | 0.2287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1940 | 0.2299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1941 | 0.2366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1942 | 0.2532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1943 | 0.2766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.2% |
| 1944 | 0.304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.9% |
| 1945 | 0.333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.5% |
| 1946 | 0.3612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.5% |
| 1947 | 0.3864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1948 | 0.4069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1949 | 0.4206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1950 | 0.4305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1951 | 0.435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 0.4464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1953 | 0.4625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1954 | 0.4812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1955 | 0.5007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1956 | 0.5192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1957 | 0.5355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1958 | 0.5481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1959 | 0.5561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 0.5586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 0.5842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1962 | 0.5838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.5884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.5948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.5947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 0.688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.7126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 3.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 3.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 18 Finland 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 19 Canada 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 20 Namibia 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 22 Turkmenistan 0.9601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 23 Trinidad and Tobago 0.8827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 24 Iceland 0.8807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Brazil?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Brazil was 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1871.
- How does Brazil rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Brazil ranks 21st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.