CO₂ emissions per capita rank below those of South American neighbors Argentina and Venezuela.
Fossil carbon dioxide emissions in Brazil, the largest country in Latin America, amounted to an estimated 2.15 metric tons per capita in 2022, down from 2.34 metric tons in the previous year. The country's per capita CO₂ emissions have been on a mostly downward trend since at least 2015. Brazil's Per capita carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels in Brazil from 2000 to 2022 (in metric tons)
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EDGAR/JRC. (September 8, 2023). Per capita carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels in Brazil from 2000 to 2022 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068629/carbon-dioxide-emissions-per-capita-brazil/
EDGAR/JRC. "Per capita carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels in Brazil from 2000 to 2022 (in metric tons)." Chart. September 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068629/carbon-dioxide-emissions-per-capita-brazil/
EDGAR/JRC. (2023). Per capita carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels in Brazil from 2000 to 2022 (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068629/carbon-dioxide-emissions-per-capita-brazil/
EDGAR/JRC. "Per Capita Carbon Dioxide (Co₂) Emissions from Fossil Fuels in Brazil from 2000 to 2022 (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068629/carbon-dioxide-emissions-per-capita-brazil/
EDGAR/JRC, Per capita carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels in Brazil from 2000 to 2022 (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068629/carbon-dioxide-emissions-per-capita-brazil/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Per capita carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels in Brazil from 2000 to 2022 (in metric tons) [Graph], EDGAR/JRC, September 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068629/carbon-dioxide-emissions-per-capita-brazil/