The Brazilian oil and gas company Petrobras' operational greenhouse gas emissions totaled ** million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2023. The exploration and production (E&P) business segment was the biggest contributor to the company's emissions that year, with approximately ** MtCO₂e. The refining segment ranked a close second having released ** MtCO₂e. Combined, these two business segments accounted around ** percent of Petrobras operational emissions in 2023. Petrobras is among the world's biggest historical emitters, having produced more than ** GtCO₂e as of 2022.
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Petrobras. (April 30, 2024). Absolute operational greenhouse gas emissions of Petrobras from 2015 to 2023, by business segment (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385560/petrobras-gas-emissions-by-sector/
Petrobras. "Absolute operational greenhouse gas emissions of Petrobras from 2015 to 2023, by business segment (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. April 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385560/petrobras-gas-emissions-by-sector/
Petrobras. (2024). Absolute operational greenhouse gas emissions of Petrobras from 2015 to 2023, by business segment (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385560/petrobras-gas-emissions-by-sector/
Petrobras. "Absolute Operational Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Petrobras from 2015 to 2023, by Business Segment (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385560/petrobras-gas-emissions-by-sector/
Petrobras, Absolute operational greenhouse gas emissions of Petrobras from 2015 to 2023, by business segment (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385560/petrobras-gas-emissions-by-sector/ (last visited December 19, 2025)
Absolute operational greenhouse gas emissions of Petrobras from 2015 to 2023, by business segment (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Petrobras, April 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385560/petrobras-gas-emissions-by-sector/
