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 ranks #5 / 51 by absolute total and #31 / 51 by per-capita emissions among tracked economies in 2023.
- #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%).
Placement is comparable across the full corpus: the same standardization basis (EDGAR v8.0 totals, population, and GDP denominators) feeds every country's rank on every ladder above. 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
Source: EU EDGAR v8.0, AR6 GWP100, excludes LULUCF
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.