Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Brazil
Brazil: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 17,377 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Brazil, 1990–2023
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 203 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 Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,563 kt | — |
| 1991 | 5,082 kt | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 5,642 kt | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 3,173 kt | -43.7% |
| 1994 | 3,299 kt | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 1,113 kt | -66.3% |
| 1996 | 1,420 kt | +27.6% |
| 1997 | 1,800 kt | +26.7% |
| 1998 | 1,996 kt | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 2,635 kt | +32.0% |
| 2000 | 3,435 kt | +30.4% |
| 2001 | 3,692 kt | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 3,934 kt | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 4,200 kt | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 4,914 kt | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 5,251 kt | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 6,462 kt | +23.1% |
| 2007 | 7,043 kt | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 8,105 kt | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 7,800 kt | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 9,584 kt | +22.9% |
| 2011 | 8,788 kt | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 10,360 kt | +17.9% |
| 2013 | 12,066 kt | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 13,772 kt | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 14,454 kt | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 14,238 kt | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 14,566 kt | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 14,748 kt | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 15,494 kt | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 15,745 kt | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 16,906 kt | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 17,131 kt | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 17,377 kt | +1.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 17,377 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 554.22 kt, 31.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 17,377 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 274.97 kt, 63.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -66.3% | 3,299 kt | 1,113 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 6 Thailand 29,307 kt compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 8,051 kt compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7,285 kt compare
- 7 Italy 20,063 kt compare
- 8 Republic of Korea 19,479 kt compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4,508 kt compare
- 10 Russian Federation 14,973 kt compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 3,763 kt compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2,466 kt compare
- 11 Germany 10,555 kt compare
- 12 France 10,076 kt compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,064 kt compare
More climate change data for Brazil
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 8.54 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 564,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 124,669 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 439,674 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 470.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 15,703 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 67,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,554 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 228.5 kt (2050)
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 203 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
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.