Methane emissions in Brazil

Brazil emitted 621.2 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Brazil, 2024 621.2 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −1.9% 2023: 632.9 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 4th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Brazil over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period BrazilWorld
2024 621.2 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 632.9 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 621.0 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 595.8 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 579.9 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 572.0 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 568.2 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 566.0 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 568.9 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 563.8 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 551.7 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 545.2 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 537.2 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 538.6 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 529.6 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 514.5 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 511.2 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 497.8 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 503.2 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 504.6 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 492.2 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 467.7 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 441.5 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 420.8 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 410.5 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.9% from 632.9 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 551.7 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +12.6%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Brazil has the 4th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Brazil
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database