Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Brazil

Brazil: Agricultural Soils — Emissions was 612.86 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
612.86 kt
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
5th
of 225 countries
All-time high
612.86 kt
in 2023
All-time low
113.08 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Brazil, 1961–2023

100200300400500600196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, agricultural soils — emissions in Brazil stood at 612.86 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions in Brazil peaked at 612.86 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 113.08 kt, in 1961.

Brazil ranks 5th of 225 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) in Brazil, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 113.08 kt
1962 116.32 kt +2.9%
1963 120.63 kt +3.7%
1964 124.38 kt +3.1%
1965 129.67 kt +4.2%
1966 133.01 kt +2.6%
1967 137.92 kt +3.7%
1968 143 kt +3.7%
1969 148.03 kt +3.5%
1970 155.28 kt +4.9%
1971 160.64 kt +3.4%
1972 171.06 kt +6.5%
1973 175.2 kt +2.4%
1974 186.12 kt +6.2%
1975 191.97 kt +3.1%
1976 209.74 kt +9.3%
1977 222.37 kt +6.0%
1978 220.25 kt -1.0%
1979 227.72 kt +3.4%
1980 248.01 kt +8.9%
1981 247.26 kt -0.3%
1982 250.04 kt +1.1%
1983 247.47 kt -1.0%
1984 260.56 kt +5.3%
1985 263.88 kt +1.3%
1986 273.77 kt +3.8%
1987 281.12 kt +2.7%
1988 284.82 kt +1.3%
1989 293.69 kt +3.1%
1990 295.44 kt +0.6%
1991 304.84 kt +3.2%
1992 310.84 kt +2.0%
1993 316.49 kt +1.8%
1994 326.54 kt +3.2%
1995 330.88 kt +1.3%
1996 319.01 kt -3.6%
1997 329.73 kt +3.4%
1998 335.19 kt +1.7%
1999 342.32 kt +2.1%
2000 351.92 kt +2.8%
2001 364.42 kt +3.6%
2002 385.4 kt +5.8%
2003 413.06 kt +7.2%
2004 434.42 kt +5.2%
2005 430.62 kt -0.9%
2006 432.53 kt +0.4%
2007 442.03 kt +2.2%
2008 443.69 kt +0.4%
2009 439.28 kt -1.0%
2010 462.76 kt +5.3%
2011 485.28 kt +4.9%
2012 474.56 kt -2.2%
2013 492.72 kt +3.8%
2014 506.29 kt +2.8%
2015 492.75 kt -2.7%
2016 496.91 kt +0.8%
2017 519.88 kt +4.6%
2018 517.79 kt -0.4%
2019 528.81 kt +2.1%
2020 557.15 kt +5.4%
2021 585.5 kt +5.1%
2022 605.41 kt +3.4%
2023 612.86 kt +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 129.56 kt 113.08 kt 148.03 kt 9
1970s 192.04 kt 155.28 kt 227.72 kt 10
1980s 265.06 kt 247.26 kt 293.69 kt 10
1990s 321.13 kt 295.44 kt 342.32 kt 10
2000s 413.74 kt 351.92 kt 443.69 kt 10
2010s 497.78 kt 462.76 kt 528.81 kt 10
2020s 590.23 kt 557.15 kt 612.86 kt 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 2 China 988.24 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 983.19 kt compare
  3. 4 India 813.98 kt compare
  4. 6 USSR 518.78 kt compare
  5. 7 Pakistan 220.75 kt compare
  6. 8 Australia and New Zealand 204.05 kt compare

See the full ranking of 279 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions in Brazil?
Agricultural soils — emissions in Brazil was 612.86 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 612.86 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 113.08 kt in 1961.
How does Brazil rank for agricultural soils — emissions?
Brazil ranks 5th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — emissions rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
279 places, 15,432 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf