Food Packaging — Emissions in Brazil

Brazil: Food Packaging — Emissions was 1.87 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.87 kt
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
8th
of 120 countries
All-time high
2.08 kt
in 2021
All-time low
0.0777 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Brazil, 1990–2023

00.511.521990200620231990: 0.078 kt1991: 0.09 kt1992: 0.089 kt1993: 0.126 kt1994: 0.148 kt1995: 0.151 kt1996: 0.194 kt1997: 0.256 kt1998: 0.308 kt1999: 0.37 kt2000: 0.397 kt2001: 0.391 kt2002: 0.457 kt2003: 0.511 kt2004: 0.555 kt2005: 0.527 kt2006: 0.518 kt2007: 0.563 kt2008: 0.46 kt2009: 0.414 kt2010: 0.458 kt2011: 0.512 kt2012: 0.467 kt2013: 0.356 kt2014: 0.35 kt2015: 0.377 kt2016: 2 kt2017: 2.1 kt2018: 1.9 kt2019: 1.9 kt2020: 2 kt2021: 2.1 kt2022: 2 kt2023: 1.9 kt

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 1.87 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 425.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Brazil peaked at 2.08 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0777 kt, in 1990.

Brazil ranks 8th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Food Packaging — Emissions in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Brazil, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0777 kt —
1991 0.0901 kt +16.0%
1992 0.0887 kt -1.6%
1993 0.1262 kt +42.3%
1994 0.1483 kt +17.6%
1995 0.1506 kt +1.5%
1996 0.1943 kt +29.0%
1997 0.2556 kt +31.6%
1998 0.3079 kt +20.4%
1999 0.3696 kt +20.0%
2000 0.3965 kt +7.3%
2001 0.3907 kt -1.5%
2002 0.4571 kt +17.0%
2003 0.5107 kt +11.7%
2004 0.5546 kt +8.6%
2005 0.5271 kt -5.0%
2006 0.5176 kt -1.8%
2007 0.5627 kt +8.7%
2008 0.4596 kt -18.3%
2009 0.4143 kt -9.9%
2010 0.4582 kt +10.6%
2011 0.5123 kt +11.8%
2012 0.4673 kt -8.8%
2013 0.3557 kt -23.9%
2014 0.3499 kt -1.6%
2015 0.3767 kt +7.7%
2016 1.97 kt +422.5%
2017 2.08 kt +5.6%
2018 1.91 kt -8.3%
2019 1.91 kt -0.1%
2020 1.98 kt +4.0%
2021 2.08 kt +5.0%
2022 2.04 kt -2.0%
2023 1.87 kt -8.3%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 1.87 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0056 kt, 335.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 1.87 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0039 kt, 475.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Packaging — Emissions in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2016 +422.5% 0.3767 kt 1.97 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1809 kt 0.0777 kt 0.3696 kt 10
2000s 0.4791 kt 0.3907 kt 0.5627 kt 10
2010s 1.04 kt 0.3499 kt 2.08 kt 10
2020s 1.99 kt 1.87 kt 2.08 kt 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 5 India 3.19 kt compare
  2. 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0108 kt compare
  3. 6 China, Taiwan Province of 2.06 kt compare
  4. 7 South Africa 1.92 kt compare
  5. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.0078 kt compare
  6. 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.0033 kt compare
  7. 9 Japan 1.46 kt compare
  8. 10 Kazakhstan 1.18 kt compare
  9. 10 Melanesia 0.0026 kt compare
  10. 11 Colombia 0.5015 kt compare
  11. 11 United Republic of Tanzania 0.0018 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Brazil?
Food packaging — emissions in Brazil was 1.87 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 2.08 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0777 kt in 1990.
How does Brazil rank for food packaging — emissions?
Brazil ranks 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 425.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
168 places, 5,039 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.