What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Brazil?

The highest recorded value was 0.2218 kg CO2eq/kg in 1978.

What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Brazil?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1344 kg CO2eq/kg in 1965.

How does Brazil rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?

Brazil ranks 124th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.

Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Brazil

Name: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Brazil
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Brazil: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity was 0.1559 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.1559 kg CO2eq/kg

Change on year

down 13.9%

World rank

124th

of 189 countries

All-time high

0.2218 kg CO2eq/kg

in 1978

All-time low

0.1344 kg CO2eq/kg

in 1965

Years of data

1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Brazil, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Brazil is 0.1559 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Brazil peaked at 0.2218 kg CO2eq/kg in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.1344 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1965.

Brazil ranks 124th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1419 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1344 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1507 kg CO2eq/kg	9
1970s	0.1761 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1562 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2218 kg CO2eq/kg	10
1980s	0.1676 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1475 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1904 kg CO2eq/kg	10
1990s	0.1654 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1438 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1834 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2000s	0.1749 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1501 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1919 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2010s	0.1669 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1428 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1983 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2020s	0.1804 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1559 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2113 kg CO2eq/kg	4

Countries ranked near Brazil

122 Angola 0.1566 kg CO2eq/kg compare
123 Sudan (former) 0.1562 kg CO2eq/kg compare
125 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1552 kg CO2eq/kg compare
126 Republic of Moldova 0.1548 kg CO2eq/kg compare
127 Yemen 0.153 kg CO2eq/kg compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

More climate change data for Brazil

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 564,343 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 124,669 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 439,674 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 470.45 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 15,703 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 67,360 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 60,554 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 6,806 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 228.5 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 243.06 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Brazil?: Cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Brazil was 0.1559 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 0.2218 kg CO2eq/kg in 1978.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1344 kg CO2eq/kg in 1965.
How does Brazil rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?: Brazil ranks 124th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity
Unit: kg CO2eq/kg
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 222 places, 12,381 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.