Food Retail — Emissions in Brazil

Brazil: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.2679 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.2679 kt
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
14th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.2679 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.0285 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Brazil, 1990–2023

0.050.10.150.20.251990200620231990: 0.028 kt1991: 0.029 kt1992: 0.031 kt1993: 0.033 kt1994: 0.034 kt1995: 0.038 kt1996: 0.04 kt1997: 0.043 kt1998: 0.047 kt1999: 0.049 kt2000: 0.052 kt2001: 0.049 kt2002: 0.05 kt2003: 0.053 kt2004: 0.054 kt2005: 0.059 kt2006: 0.06 kt2007: 0.063 kt2008: 0.066 kt2009: 0.069 kt2010: 0.072 kt2011: 0.076 kt2012: 0.081 kt2013: 0.085 kt2014: 0.25 kt2015: 0.247 kt2016: 0.238 kt2017: 0.24 kt2018: 0.236 kt2019: 0.234 kt2020: 0.218 kt2021: 0.251 kt2022: 0.258 kt2023: 0.268 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions in Brazil stood at 0.2679 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 214.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Brazil peaked at 0.2679 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0285 kt, in 1990.

That places Brazil 14th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Food Retail — Emissions in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Brazil, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0285 kt —
1991 0.0293 kt +2.7%
1992 0.0308 kt +5.3%
1993 0.0325 kt +5.5%
1994 0.0342 kt +5.0%
1995 0.0376 kt +10.0%
1996 0.0399 kt +6.3%
1997 0.0434 kt +8.8%
1998 0.0467 kt +7.5%
1999 0.0486 kt +4.1%
2000 0.0521 kt +7.1%
2001 0.0487 kt -6.4%
2002 0.0498 kt +2.3%
2003 0.053 kt +6.3%
2004 0.0544 kt +2.7%
2005 0.0585 kt +7.5%
2006 0.0599 kt +2.4%
2007 0.0626 kt +4.5%
2008 0.0659 kt +5.3%
2009 0.0688 kt +4.3%
2010 0.0725 kt +5.3%
2011 0.0762 kt +5.1%
2012 0.0813 kt +6.7%
2013 0.0853 kt +5.0%
2014 0.2504 kt +193.5%
2015 0.2474 kt -1.2%
2016 0.2377 kt -3.9%
2017 0.2396 kt +0.8%
2018 0.2359 kt -1.5%
2019 0.234 kt -0.8%
2020 0.2179 kt -6.9%
2021 0.251 kt +15.2%
2022 0.2575 kt +2.6%
2023 0.2679 kt +4.0%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.2679 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.01 kt, 26.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.2679 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 kt, 46.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Retail — 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
2014 +193.5% 0.0853 kt 0.2504 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0372 kt 0.0285 kt 0.0486 kt 10
2000s 0.0574 kt 0.0487 kt 0.0688 kt 10
2010s 0.176 kt 0.0725 kt 0.2504 kt 10
2020s 0.2486 kt 0.2179 kt 0.2679 kt 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0113 kt compare
  2. 11 Sudan (former) 0.3418 kt compare
  3. 12 Myanmar 0.2995 kt compare
  4. 12 United Republic of Tanzania 0.0048 kt compare
  5. 13 Republic of Moldova 0.0047 kt compare
  6. 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2885 kt compare
  7. 14 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0045 kt compare
  8. 15 Philippines 0.2679 kt compare
  9. 15 Melanesia 0.0018 kt compare
  10. 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0007 kt compare
  11. 16 Republic of Korea 0.2642 kt compare
  12. 17 Cameroon 0.2579 kt compare
  13. 17 Polynesia 0.0003 kt compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Brazil?
Food retail — emissions in Brazil was 0.2679 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.2679 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0285 kt in 1990.
How does Brazil rank for food retail — emissions?
Brazil ranks 14th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 214.0%. 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 Retail — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 7,524 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.