Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Brazil

Brazil: Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions was 90.94 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
90.94 kt
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
4th
of 196 countries
All-time high
90.94 kt
in 2023
All-time low
22.78 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Brazil, 1961–2023

20406080100196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Brazil stood at 90.94 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Brazil peaked at 90.94 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.78 kt, in 1961.

Brazil ranks 4th of 196 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 — Indirect emissions in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O) in Brazil, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 22.78 kt
1962 23.44 kt +2.9%
1963 24.27 kt +3.5%
1964 25.05 kt +3.2%
1965 26.03 kt +3.9%
1966 26.72 kt +2.7%
1967 27.47 kt +2.8%
1968 28.29 kt +3.0%
1969 29.2 kt +3.2%
1970 30.11 kt +3.1%
1971 31.11 kt +3.4%
1972 32.54 kt +4.6%
1973 33.57 kt +3.2%
1974 35.55 kt +5.9%
1975 36.78 kt +3.5%
1976 39.61 kt +7.7%
1977 41.15 kt +3.9%
1978 40.72 kt -1.0%
1979 41.98 kt +3.1%
1980 45.26 kt +7.8%
1981 46.01 kt +1.6%
1982 46.62 kt +1.3%
1983 46.33 kt -0.6%
1984 47.9 kt +3.4%
1985 48.48 kt +1.2%
1986 49.84 kt +2.8%
1987 51.29 kt +2.9%
1988 52.52 kt +2.4%
1989 54.27 kt +3.3%
1990 54.65 kt +0.7%
1991 56.35 kt +3.1%
1992 57.47 kt +2.0%
1993 57.39 kt -0.1%
1994 58.76 kt +2.4%
1995 59.94 kt +2.0%
1996 56.36 kt -6.0%
1997 57.72 kt +2.4%
1998 58.33 kt +1.1%
1999 59.26 kt +1.6%
2000 61.07 kt +3.0%
2001 63.48 kt +4.0%
2002 65.98 kt +3.9%
2003 69.86 kt +5.9%
2004 72.56 kt +3.9%
2005 73.55 kt +1.4%
2006 73.45 kt -0.1%
2007 72.46 kt -1.4%
2008 73.88 kt +2.0%
2009 74.67 kt +1.1%
2010 76.5 kt +2.5%
2011 77.86 kt +1.8%
2012 77.18 kt -0.9%
2013 78.12 kt +1.2%
2014 78.95 kt +1.1%
2015 80.32 kt +1.7%
2016 80.44 kt +0.2%
2017 80.99 kt +0.7%
2018 80.48 kt -0.6%
2019 81.31 kt +1.0%
2020 82.71 kt +1.7%
2021 84.85 kt +2.6%
2022 88.23 kt +4.0%
2023 90.94 kt +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 25.92 kt 22.78 kt 29.2 kt 9
1970s 36.31 kt 30.11 kt 41.98 kt 10
1980s 48.85 kt 45.26 kt 54.27 kt 10
1990s 57.62 kt 54.65 kt 59.94 kt 10
2000s 70.1 kt 61.07 kt 74.67 kt 10
2010s 79.22 kt 76.5 kt 81.31 kt 10
2020s 86.68 kt 82.71 kt 90.94 kt 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 1 OECD 190.4 kt compare
  2. 2 China 109.12 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 108.55 kt compare
  4. 5 India 83.57 kt compare
  5. 5 Türkiye 13.21 kt compare
  6. 6 USSR 67.53 kt compare
  7. 7 Pakistan 32.79 kt compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Brazil?
Agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Brazil was 90.94 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — indirect emissions recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 90.94 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — indirect emissions recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 22.78 kt in 1961.
How does Brazil rank for agricultural soils — indirect emissions?
Brazil ranks 4th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — indirect emissions rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 — Indirect emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
248 places, 14,264 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