Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Brazil

Brazil: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 17,377 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
17,377 kt
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
9th
of 219 countries
All-time high
17,377 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,113 kt
in 1995
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Brazil, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 4.6k kt1991: 5.1k kt1992: 5.6k kt1993: 3.2k kt1994: 3.3k kt1995: 1.1k kt1996: 1.4k kt1997: 1.8k kt1998: 2.0k kt1999: 2.6k kt2000: 3.4k kt2001: 3.7k kt2002: 3.9k kt2003: 4.2k kt2004: 4.9k kt2005: 5.3k kt2006: 6.5k kt2007: 7.0k kt2008: 8.1k kt2009: 7.8k kt2010: 9.6k kt2011: 8.8k kt2012: 10.4k kt2013: 12.1k kt2014: 13.8k kt2015: 14.5k kt2016: 14.2k kt2017: 14.6k kt2018: 14.7k kt2019: 15.5k kt2020: 15.7k kt2021: 16.9k kt2022: 17.1k kt2023: 17.4k kt

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 17,377 kt for food retail — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Brazil peaked at 17,377 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,113 kt, in 1995.

Brazil ranks 9th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,072 kt 1,113 kt 5,642 kt 10
2000s 5,484 kt 3,435 kt 8,105 kt 10
2010s 12,807 kt 8,788 kt 15,494 kt 10
2020s 16,790 kt 15,745 kt 17,377 kt 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 6 Thailand 29,307 kt compare
  2. 7 Italy 20,063 kt compare
  3. 8 Republic of Korea 19,479 kt compare
  4. 10 Russian Federation 14,973 kt compare
  5. 11 Türkiye 13,128 kt compare
  6. 12 Caribbean 11,368 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Brazil?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Brazil was 17,377 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 17,377 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 1,113 kt in 1995.
How does Brazil rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
Brazil ranks 9th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 8,441 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.