Food Processing — Emissions in Brazil

Brazil: Food Processing — Emissions was 0.4724 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.4724 kt
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
5th
of 112 countries
All-time high
0.4724 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0 kt
in 2008
Years of data
16
2008–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in Brazil, 2008–2023

00.10.20.30.40.52008201520232008: 0 kt2009: 0 kt2010: 0 kt2011: 0 kt2012: 0 kt2013: 0 kt2014: 0 kt2015: 0 kt2016: 0.002 kt2017: 0.039 kt2018: 0.037 kt2019: 0.037 kt2020: 0.223 kt2021: 0.436 kt2022: 0.453 kt2023: 0.472 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food processing — emissions in Brazil is 0.4724 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 157,367.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Brazil peaked at 0.4724 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2008.

Brazil ranks 5th of 112 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 Processing — Emissions in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Food Processing — Emissions (N2O) in Brazil, 2008 to 2023.
Year kt Change
2008 0 kt —
2009 0.0001 kt —
2010 0.0002 kt +100.0%
2011 0.0002 kt +0.0%
2012 0.0002 kt +0.0%
2013 0.0003 kt +50.0%
2014 0.0003 kt +0.0%
2015 0.0004 kt +33.3%
2016 0.0023 kt +475.0%
2017 0.0387 kt +1582.6%
2018 0.0372 kt -3.9%
2019 0.0371 kt -0.3%
2020 0.2225 kt +499.7%
2021 0.4363 kt +96.1%
2022 0.4533 kt +3.9%
2023 0.4724 kt +4.2%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.4724 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0043 kt, 109.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.4724 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0061 kt, 77.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Processing — 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
2017 +1582.6% 0.0023 kt 0.0387 kt
2020 +499.7% 0.0371 kt 0.2225 kt
2016 +475.0% 0.0004 kt 0.0023 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0001 kt 0 kt 0.0001 kt 2
2010s 0.0117 kt 0.0002 kt 0.0387 kt 10
2020s 0.3961 kt 0.2225 kt 0.4724 kt 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 2 United States 0.8997 kt compare
  2. 3 China 0.7641 kt compare
  3. 4 China, mainland 0.7229 kt compare
  4. 6 Thailand 0.4569 kt compare
  5. 7 Australia and New Zealand 0.3155 kt compare
  6. 8 Australia 0.2929 kt compare

See the full ranking of 145 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in Brazil?
Food processing — emissions in Brazil was 0.4724 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.4724 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2008.
How does Brazil rank for food processing — emissions?
Brazil ranks 5th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 157,367.0%. 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 Processing — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
145 places, 3,850 data points, 1990–2023
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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