Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Brazil

Brazil: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 490.55 kt in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
490.55 kt
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
2nd
of 78 countries
All-time high
493.5 kt
in 2014
All-time low
290.75 kt
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Brazil, 1990–2015

01002003004005001990200220151990: 290.8 kt1991: 298 kt1992: 306.3 kt1993: 310.1 kt1994: 320.5 kt1995: 325.6 kt1996: 305.3 kt1997: 315.6 kt1998: 323.3 kt1999: 325.6 kt2000: 341.7 kt2001: 352 kt2002: 367.4 kt2003: 396.8 kt2004: 405 kt2005: 412.6 kt2006: 416.3 kt2007: 427.8 kt2008: 429.2 kt2009: 434.6 kt2010: 452.4 kt2011: 474.7 kt2012: 471.9 kt2013: 484 kt2014: 493.5 kt2015: 490.6 kt

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 490.55 kt for agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in 2015.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Brazil peaked at 493.5 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 290.75 kt, in 1990.

Brazil ranks 2nd of 78 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Brazil, 1990 to 2015.
Year kt Change
1990 290.75 kt —
1991 297.99 kt +2.5%
1992 306.26 kt +2.8%
1993 310.07 kt +1.2%
1994 320.49 kt +3.4%
1995 325.59 kt +1.6%
1996 305.34 kt -6.2%
1997 315.57 kt +3.4%
1998 323.27 kt +2.4%
1999 325.61 kt +0.7%
2000 341.72 kt +4.9%
2001 351.96 kt +3.0%
2002 367.37 kt +4.4%
2003 396.81 kt +8.0%
2004 405.04 kt +2.1%
2005 412.62 kt +1.9%
2006 416.3 kt +0.9%
2007 427.77 kt +2.8%
2008 429.2 kt +0.3%
2009 434.58 kt +1.3%
2010 452.45 kt +4.1%
2011 474.67 kt +4.9%
2012 471.88 kt -0.6%
2013 483.99 kt +2.6%
2014 493.5 kt +2.0%
2015 490.55 kt -0.6%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 490.55 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.46 kt, 76.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 490.55 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.54 kt, 88.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 312.09 kt 290.75 kt 325.61 kt 10
2000s 398.34 kt 341.72 kt 434.58 kt 10
2010s 477.84 kt 452.45 kt 493.5 kt 6

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 1 United States 1,061 kt compare
  2. 3 Argentina 221.45 kt compare
  3. 4 Russian Federation 211.23 kt compare
  4. 4 Russia 211.23 kt compare

See the full ranking of 83 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Brazil?
Agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Brazil was 490.55 kt in 2015, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 493.5 kt in 2014.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 290.75 kt in 1990.
How does Brazil rank for agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
Brazil ranks 2nd out of 78 countries with data for 2015.
Is agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
83 places, 1,937 data points, 1990–2020
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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