Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC in Brazil

Brazil: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC was 4,830 kt in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
4,830 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 40 countries
All-time high
5,188 kt
in 2010
All-time low
2,702 kt
in 1993
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC in Brazil, 1990–2015

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200220151990: 3.0k kt1991: 3.0k kt1992: 3.0k kt1993: 2.7k kt1994: 3.2k kt1995: 3.3k kt1996: 3.3k kt1997: 3.3k kt1998: 3.3k kt1999: 3.2k kt2000: 2.9k kt2001: 3.1k kt2002: 3.3k kt2003: 3.7k kt2004: 3.8k kt2005: 3.8k kt2006: 4.1k kt2007: 4.3k kt2008: 4.9k kt2009: 5.0k kt2010: 5.2k kt2011: 4.9k kt2012: 4.6k kt2013: 4.9k kt2014: 4.8k kt2015: 4.8k kt

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

Analysis

In 2015, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in Brazil stood at 4,830 kt.

That represents a change of up 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in Brazil peaked at 5,188 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2,702 kt, in 1993.

Brazil ranks 1st of 40 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,123 kt 2,702 kt 3,343 kt 10
2000s 3,903 kt 2,940 kt 5,009 kt 10
2010s 4,881 kt 4,614 kt 5,188 kt 6

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 2 Mexico 1,047 kt compare
  2. 3 Romania 585.69 kt compare
  3. 4 Argentina 181.72 kt compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in Brazil?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in Brazil was 4,830 kt in 2015, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 5,188 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 2,702 kt in 1993.
How does Brazil rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc?
Brazil ranks 1st out of 40 countries with data for 2015.
Is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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 Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
48 places, 1,025 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