Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Brazil

Brazil: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 39,480 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
39,480 kt
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
14th
of 199 countries
All-time high
39,480 kt
in 2023
All-time low
17,388 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Brazil, 1961–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Brazil stood at 39,480 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Brazil peaked at 39,480 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17,388 kt, in 1961.

Brazil ranks 14th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Brazil, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 17,388 kt
1962 18,088 kt +4.0%
1963 18,760 kt +3.7%
1964 19,404 kt +3.4%
1965 19,936 kt +2.7%
1966 20,384 kt +2.2%
1967 20,720 kt +1.6%
1968 21,028 kt +1.5%
1969 21,588 kt +2.7%
1970 20,384 kt -5.6%
1971 20,216 kt -0.8%
1972 21,504 kt +6.4%
1973 21,896 kt +1.8%
1974 24,472 kt +11.8%
1975 26,460 kt +8.1%
1976 24,724 kt -6.6%
1977 24,500 kt -0.9%
1978 24,864 kt +1.5%
1979 27,132 kt +9.1%
1980 28,840 kt +6.3%
1981 27,888 kt -3.3%
1982 27,804 kt -0.3%
1983 29,960 kt +7.8%
1984 35,000 kt +16.8%
1985 35,840 kt +2.4%
1986 36,400 kt +1.6%
1987 35,280 kt -3.1%
1988 35,840 kt +1.6%
1989 37,800 kt +5.5%
1990 31,920 kt -15.6%
1991 28,840 kt -9.6%
1992 27,860 kt -3.4%
1993 27,804 kt -0.2%
1994 28,280 kt +1.7%
1995 27,020 kt -4.5%
1996 27,048 kt +0.1%
1997 27,776 kt +2.7%
1998 28,000 kt +0.8%
1999 29,960 kt +7.0%
2000 31,920 kt +6.5%
2001 29,960 kt -6.1%
2002 30,800 kt +2.8%
2003 33,320 kt +8.2%
2004 36,400 kt +9.2%
2005 39,200 kt +7.7%
2006 37,240 kt -5.0%
2007 37,240 kt +0.0%
2008 39,200 kt +5.3%
2009 33,040 kt -15.7%
2010 33,880 kt +2.5%
2011 34,440 kt +1.7%
2012 34,160 kt -0.8%
2013 33,320 kt -2.5%
2014 34,720 kt +4.2%
2015 34,720 kt +0.0%
2016 33,320 kt -4.0%
2017 34,440 kt +3.4%
2018 35,280 kt +2.4%
2019 36,680 kt +4.0%
2020 37,240 kt +1.5%
2021 36,120 kt -3.0%
2022 38,080 kt +5.4%
2023 39,480 kt +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19,700 kt 17,388 kt 21,588 kt 9
1970s 23,615 kt 20,216 kt 27,132 kt 10
1980s 33,065 kt 27,804 kt 37,800 kt 10
1990s 28,451 kt 27,020 kt 31,920 kt 10
2000s 34,832 kt 29,960 kt 39,200 kt 10
2010s 34,496 kt 33,320 kt 36,680 kt 10
2020s 37,730 kt 36,120 kt 39,480 kt 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 11 Canada 66,080 kt compare
  2. 12 Australia and New Zealand 48,798 kt compare
  3. 13 Australia 47,880 kt compare
  4. 14 South Africa 39,480 kt compare
  5. 16 Algeria 36,400 kt compare
  6. 17 Ukraine 33,040 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Brazil?
Energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Brazil was 39,480 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 39,480 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 17,388 kt in 1961.
How does Brazil rank for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Brazil ranks 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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 Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 14,415 data points, 1961–2023
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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