Brazil CO2 emissions data for 2012
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Brazil emit in 2012?
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Brazil emitted 498.31 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2012.
This represents 1.43% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Brazil in 2012?
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In 2012, Brazil emitted 2.49 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 199977712.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 498.31 million tonnes emitted by Brazil in 2012 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
327.73 |
1.64 |
| Gas |
63.4 |
0.32 |
| Coal |
61.02 |
0.31 |
| Cement |
25.0 |
0.13 |
| Flaring |
14.76 |
0.07 |
See how Brazil compares to other countries in 2012 rankings.