Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income · 2023
Brazil: large EDGAR inventory · 1,304 MtCO₂e
In 2023, Brazil emitted 1,304 MtCO₂e (6.04 t per person, 0.60 t per $1K GDP) - agriculture led at 49% and methane dominated the gas mix at 49%. EU EDGAR v8.0, excludes land use.
Corpus placement
Brazil sits among the largest absolute emitters (#5 of 51) in 2023, yet its per-person rate is far more modest (#31) — scale and per-person exposure point in opposite directions.
- #5 / 51
- Absolute Mt rank
- #31 / 51
- Per-capita rank
- #22 / 51
- GDP intensity rank
According to EU EDGAR v8.0 totals, World Bank population, and GDP denominators at 2023. Excludes LULUCF.
Based on per-capita emissions, GDP intensity, methane share, and the multi-year emissions trend, benchmarked against the 51-country EDGAR corpus, not a judgment of policy effort, development stage, or overall climate risk. See the benchmark table and methodology.
EDGAR inventory roll
Roll BRA · 2023 1,304 Mt · 6.04 t per person
Brazil sits in the upper absolute-Mt tercile among 51 tracked EDGAR economies (1,304 Mt in 2023) - absolute, per-capita, and GDP-intensity ranks on one roll.
- ABS 1,304 Mt
- PC 6.04 t
- INT 0.60
- RANK-A #5 / 51
- RANK-P #31 / 51
- RANK-I #22 / 51
- SECTOR 49% Agriculture
- GAS 49% Methane
- PHOTO Indonesia
- BOOK 51 econ
Photo-finish absolute-Mt peer: Indonesia (1,187 Mt · Δ 117 Mt vs Brazil)
Absolute-Mt neighbourhood
2023 EDGAR totals · nearest inventories to Brazil
Year-to-year inventory change
What changed between 2022 and 2023
- Brazil's EDGAR greenhouse-gas total rose from 1,302 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 1,304 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of +1.73 MtCO₂e (+0.1%).
- Brazil's agriculture total fell from 640.3 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 638.8 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of −1.53 MtCO₂e (−0.2%).
- Brazil's methane total fell from 633.9 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 633.3 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of −0.61 MtCO₂e (−0.1%).
Brazil sits among the largest absolute emitters (#5 of 51) in 2023, yet its per-person rate is far more modest (#31) — scale and per-person exposure point in opposite directions. How we place countries.
Brazil vs all tracked economies by EDGAR greenhouse-gas total
Where Brazil's 2023 EDGAR MtCO₂e sits among every tracked economy with live rows (inventory mass, not per-capita responsibility)
1,304 Top 10% more MtCO₂e than 90% of 51 economies
Tracked economies, banded by EDGAR MtCO₂e (AR6 GWP100)
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more economies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source EU EDGAR v8.0 · 2023
Brazil 2023 emissions by IPCC sector
EU EDGAR v8.0 · MtCO₂e · AR6 GWP100
Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) EDGAR GHG · 2023
Brazil emissions trend (1970–2023, MtCO₂e)
Annual greenhouse-gas totals, EU EDGAR v8.0
Data from EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release)
Brazil 2023 gas inventory, methane-weighted
EU EDGAR v8.0 · MtCO₂e · AR6 GWP100
Methane-heavy profile
Absolute inventory signatureBrazil's absolute inventory is the standout: 1,304 MtCO₂e puts it in the upper Mt tercile among tracked EDGAR economies (≥524.6 Mt).
Brazil's 2023 total of 1,304 MtCO₂e carries an unusually high methane share (49% of CO₂e). That pattern usually marks agriculture- and fuel-system methane alongside CO₂ from energy, not a CO₂-only industrial ledger. Within Latin America & Caribbean, it ranks #3 of 7 economies on a per-person basis.
Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) Country totals (AR6 GWP100, excl. LULUCF) Country figures for BRA exclude LULUCF; verify policy-critical totals against the Joint Research Centre EDGAR country table.
Other Latin America & Caribbean economies in EDGAR
Methodology
Brazil (BRA) is in the upper third of live EDGAR country mass (1,304 MtCO₂e in 2023). Rows are aggregated from EU EDGAR v8.0 by IPCC sector and gas for 2023, excluding LULUCF. See the methodology page for GWP100 factors and the full pipeline. Full methodology.
Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) 2024 Global bottom-up inventory, CC BY 4.0.
FAQ
How much CO₂-equivalent did Brazil emit in 2023?
Brazil's 2023 total is 1,304 MtCO₂e per EU EDGAR v8.0 (AR6 GWP100, excludes LULUCF).
How do Brazil's absolute and per-capita ranks compare?
Brazil ranks #5 of 51 by absolute total and #31 by per-capita emissions in 2023, with GDP intensity at #22.
Why is methane prominent in Brazil's inventory?
Methane contributes about 49% of Brazil's 2023 CO₂e total, above the rough one-sixth global average, which usually signals agriculture, waste, or fugitive fuel emissions in the EDGAR breakdown.
Data vintage: EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release), 2023 data year. Country emissions summed from EDGAR records for the focal year; LULUCF excluded on ranked surfaces.