Electricity — Emissions in Brazil

Brazil: Electricity — Emissions was 0.2166 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.2166 kt
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
5th
of 142 countries
All-time high
0.2172 kt
in 2021
All-time low
0.0427 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Electricity — Emissions in Brazil, 1990–2023

0.050.10.150.21990200620231990: 0.043 kt1991: 0.047 kt1992: 0.048 kt1993: 0.051 kt1994: 0.054 kt1995: 0.059 kt1996: 0.063 kt1997: 0.069 kt1998: 0.074 kt1999: 0.081 kt2000: 0.082 kt2001: 0.079 kt2002: 0.083 kt2003: 0.091 kt2004: 0.095 kt2005: 0.101 kt2006: 0.105 kt2007: 0.112 kt2008: 0.118 kt2009: 0.113 kt2010: 0.113 kt2011: 0.138 kt2012: 0.149 kt2013: 0.152 kt2014: 0.17 kt2015: 0.172 kt2016: 0.181 kt2017: 0.184 kt2018: 0.195 kt2019: 0.2 kt2020: 0.208 kt2021: 0.217 kt2022: 0.207 kt2023: 0.217 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, electricity — emissions in Brazil stood at 0.2166 kt.

That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in Brazil peaked at 0.2172 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0427 kt, in 1990.

Brazil ranks 5th of 142 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Electricity — Emissions in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Electricity — Emissions (N2O) in Brazil, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0427 kt —
1991 0.0469 kt +9.8%
1992 0.0483 kt +3.0%
1993 0.0513 kt +6.2%
1994 0.0538 kt +4.9%
1995 0.0588 kt +9.3%
1996 0.0631 kt +7.3%
1997 0.0692 kt +9.7%
1998 0.0743 kt +7.4%
1999 0.0812 kt +9.3%
2000 0.0824 kt +1.5%
2001 0.0794 kt -3.6%
2002 0.0828 kt +4.3%
2003 0.0915 kt +10.5%
2004 0.0954 kt +4.3%
2005 0.1005 kt +5.3%
2006 0.1052 kt +4.7%
2007 0.1124 kt +6.8%
2008 0.1179 kt +4.9%
2009 0.1133 kt -3.9%
2010 0.1134 kt +0.1%
2011 0.1375 kt +21.3%
2012 0.1491 kt +8.4%
2013 0.1525 kt +2.3%
2014 0.1704 kt +11.7%
2015 0.1717 kt +0.8%
2016 0.181 kt +5.4%
2017 0.1842 kt +1.8%
2018 0.195 kt +5.9%
2019 0.1996 kt +2.4%
2020 0.2085 kt +4.5%
2021 0.2172 kt +4.2%
2022 0.207 kt -4.7%
2023 0.2166 kt +4.6%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.2166 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0032 kt, 67.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.2166 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0016 kt, 135.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.059 kt 0.0427 kt 0.0812 kt 10
2000s 0.0981 kt 0.0794 kt 0.1179 kt 10
2010s 0.1654 kt 0.1134 kt 0.1996 kt 10
2020s 0.2123 kt 0.207 kt 0.2172 kt 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.2888 kt compare
  2. 2 OECD 1.26 kt compare
  3. 3 China 1.15 kt compare
  4. 3 Türkiye 0.0861 kt compare
  5. 4 China, mainland 1.13 kt compare
  6. 4 Viet Nam 0.054 kt compare
  7. 6 Russian Federation 0.1497 kt compare
  8. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0065 kt compare
  9. 7 Republic of Korea 0.1183 kt compare
  10. 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0025 kt compare
  11. 8 Mexico 0.087 kt compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity — emissions in Brazil?
Electricity — emissions in Brazil was 0.2166 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest electricity — emissions recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.2172 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0427 kt in 1990.
How does Brazil rank for electricity — emissions?
Brazil ranks 5th out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
Is electricity — emissions rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. 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 Electricity — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Electricity — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
187 places, 5,248 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.