Drained organic soils — Emissions in Brazil
Brazil: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 486.75 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Brazil, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 486.75 kt for drained organic soils — emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Brazil peaked at 489.63 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 339.86 kt, in 1990.
That places Brazil 64th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 362.89 kt | 339.86 kt | 397.17 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 439.39 kt | 394.35 kt | 467.95 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 473.18 kt | 467.95 kt | 489.63 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 484.93 kt | 478.59 kt | 486.75 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More climate change data for Brazil
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 243.06 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions in Brazil?
- Drained organic soils — emissions in Brazil was 486.75 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 489.63 kt in 2018.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 339.86 kt in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Brazil ranks 64th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.