Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Brazil
Brazil: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 905,806 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Brazil, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 905,806 kt for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 221.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Brazil peaked at 1.51 million kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 281,563 kt, in 2011.
That places Brazil 1st out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.51 million kt | — |
| 1991 | 1.51 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.51 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.51 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.51 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.51 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.51 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.51 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.51 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.51 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.51 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 989,718 kt | -34.3% |
| 2002 | 989,718 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 989,718 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 989,718 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 989,718 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 989,718 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 989,718 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 989,718 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 989,718 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 989,718 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 281,563 kt | -71.6% |
| 2012 | 281,563 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 281,563 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 281,563 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 281,563 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 666,065 kt | +136.6% |
| 2017 | 666,065 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 666,065 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 666,065 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 666,065 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 905,806 kt | +36.0% |
| 2022 | 905,806 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 905,806 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 905,806 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 905,806 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.51 million kt | 1.51 million kt | 1.51 million kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 million kt | 989,718 kt | 1.51 million kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 506,179 kt | 281,563 kt | 989,718 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 865,849 kt | 666,065 kt | 905,806 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 2 Peru 127,923 kt compare
- 3 Canada 103,437 kt compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 154,748 kt compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 61,541 kt compare
- 4 Cambodia 70,026 kt compare
More climate change data for Brazil
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 8.54 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 564,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 124,669 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 439,674 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 470.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 15,703 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 67,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,554 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 228.5 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Brazil?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Brazil was 905,806 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 million kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 281,563 kt in 2011.
- How does Brazil rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Brazil ranks 1st out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 221.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).