Agrifood systems — Emissions in Brazil

Brazil: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 17,808 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17,808 kt
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
5th
of 217 countries
All-time high
17,808 kt
in 2023
All-time low
12,292 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions in Brazil, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200620231990: 12.3k kt1991: 12.6k kt1992: 12.8k kt1993: 12.8k kt1994: 13.0k kt1995: 13.3k kt1996: 12.9k kt1997: 13.3k kt1998: 13.8k kt1999: 13.7k kt2000: 13.4k kt2001: 13.9k kt2002: 14.5k kt2003: 15.0k kt2004: 15.7k kt2005: 16.0k kt2006: 15.6k kt2007: 15.8k kt2008: 15.8k kt2009: 15.8k kt2010: 16.9k kt2011: 16.6k kt2012: 16.7k kt2013: 16.3k kt2014: 16.4k kt2015: 16.7k kt2016: 16.7k kt2017: 16.6k kt2018: 16.2k kt2019: 16.6k kt2020: 16.9k kt2021: 17.0k kt2022: 17.6k kt2023: 17.8k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, agrifood systems — emissions in Brazil stood at 17,808 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in Brazil peaked at 17,808 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12,292 kt, in 1990.

That places Brazil 5th out of 217 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13,060 kt 12,292 kt 13,798 kt 10
2000s 15,145 kt 13,383 kt 15,990 kt 10
2010s 16,576 kt 16,212 kt 16,916 kt 10
2020s 17,340 kt 16,899 kt 17,808 kt 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 2 India 27,090 kt compare
  2. 3 China 25,287 kt compare
  3. 4 China, mainland 25,068 kt compare
  4. 6 Indonesia 8,524 kt compare
  5. 7 Pakistan 7,363 kt compare
  6. 8 Australia and New Zealand 5,731 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems — emissions in Brazil?
Agrifood systems — emissions in Brazil was 17,808 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 17,808 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 12,292 kt in 1990.
How does Brazil rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
Brazil ranks 5th out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 data points, 1990–2023
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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