AFOLU — Emissions Share in Brazil
Brazil: AFOLU — Emissions Share was 89.74 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
AFOLU — Emissions Share in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for afolu — emissions share in Brazil is 89.74 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions share in Brazil peaked at 89.74 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 82.55 %, in 2000.
That places Brazil 36th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
AFOLU — Emissions Share in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 89.63 % | — |
| 1991 | 89.19 % | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 88.6 % | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 87.25 % | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 88.47 % | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 88.2 % | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 86.51 % | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 87.33 % | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 83.64 % | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 83.05 % | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 82.55 % | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 85.19 % | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 88.25 % | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 88.69 % | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 88.56 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 88.5 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 88.18 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 88.14 % | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.74 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 88.1 % | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 88.24 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 88.5 % | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 88.16 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 88.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.26 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 88.16 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 88.42 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 88.7 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 88.78 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 88.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.17 % | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 89.42 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 89.67 % | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 89.74 % | +0.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 89.74 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73.2 %, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 89.74 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.17 %, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.19 % | 83.05 % | 89.63 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.39 % | 82.55 % | 88.69 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.42 % | 88.16 % | 88.78 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.5 % | 89.17 % | 89.74 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More climate change data for Brazil
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 8.54 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 564,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 124,669 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 439,674 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 470.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 15,703 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 67,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,554 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 228.5 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions share in Brazil?
- Afolu — emissions share in Brazil was 89.74 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions share recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 89.74 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions share recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.55 % in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for afolu — emissions share?
- Brazil ranks 36th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions share rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.