Brazil CO2 emissions data for 2001

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Brazil emit in 2001?

Brazil emitted 346.17 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2001. This represents 1.35% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Brazil in 2001?

In 2001, Brazil emitted 1.94 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 178211888.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 346.17 million tonnes emitted by Brazil in 2001 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 241.79 1.36
Gas 23.19 0.13
Coal 49.43 0.28
Cement 15.23 0.09
Flaring 11.72 0.07

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