Food Retail — Emissions in Brazil

Brazil: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.028 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.028 kt
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
28th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0324 kt
in 2014
All-time low
0.003 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Brazil, 1990–2023

00.010.020.031990200620231990: 0.003 kt1991: 0.003 kt1992: 0.003 kt1993: 0.003 kt1994: 0.004 kt1995: 0.004 kt1996: 0.008 kt1997: 0.009 kt1998: 0.01 kt1999: 0.01 kt2000: 0.011 kt2001: 0.01 kt2002: 0.011 kt2003: 0.006 kt2004: 0.011 kt2005: 0.012 kt2006: 0.013 kt2007: 0.007 kt2008: 0.014 kt2009: 0.007 kt2010: 0.008 kt2011: 0.008 kt2012: 0.017 kt2013: 0.018 kt2014: 0.032 kt2015: 0.032 kt2016: 0.022 kt2017: 0.022 kt2018: 0.023 kt2019: 0.023 kt2020: 0.021 kt2021: 0.025 kt2022: 0.027 kt2023: 0.028 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions in Brazil stood at 0.028 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Brazil peaked at 0.0324 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.003 kt, in 1990.

That places Brazil 28th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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 (N2O) in Brazil, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.003 kt —
1991 0.0031 kt +2.7%
1992 0.0033 kt +5.4%
1993 0.0034 kt +5.5%
1994 0.0036 kt +5.0%
1995 0.004 kt +10.0%
1996 0.0084 kt +112.6%
1997 0.0092 kt +8.8%
1998 0.0099 kt +7.5%
1999 0.0103 kt +4.1%
2000 0.011 kt +7.1%
2001 0.0103 kt -6.4%
2002 0.0105 kt +2.3%
2003 0.0056 kt -46.9%
2004 0.0115 kt +105.4%
2005 0.0124 kt +7.5%
2006 0.0127 kt +2.4%
2007 0.0066 kt -47.7%
2008 0.0139 kt +110.7%
2009 0.0073 kt -47.8%
2010 0.0077 kt +5.2%
2011 0.008 kt +5.1%
2012 0.0172 kt +113.3%
2013 0.018 kt +5.0%
2014 0.0324 kt +79.9%
2015 0.0324 kt -0.1%
2016 0.0222 kt -31.6%
2017 0.0224 kt +1.0%
2018 0.0227 kt +1.2%
2019 0.0234 kt +3.0%
2020 0.0213 kt -9.0%
2021 0.0252 kt +18.5%
2022 0.0266 kt +5.6%
2023 0.028 kt +5.2%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.028 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0024 kt, 11.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.028 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0011 kt, 24.7× 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
2012 +113.3% 0.008 kt 0.0172 kt
1996 +112.6% 0.004 kt 0.0084 kt
2008 +110.7% 0.0066 kt 0.0139 kt
2004 +105.4% 0.0056 kt 0.0115 kt
2014 +79.9% 0.018 kt 0.0324 kt
2007 -47.7% 0.0127 kt 0.0066 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0058 kt 0.003 kt 0.0103 kt 10
2000s 0.0102 kt 0.0056 kt 0.0139 kt 10
2010s 0.0206 kt 0.0077 kt 0.0324 kt 10
2020s 0.0253 kt 0.0213 kt 0.028 kt 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 25 China, Taiwan Province of 0.0295 kt compare
  2. 26 Cameroon 0.0293 kt compare
  3. 27 Morocco 0.0291 kt compare
  4. 29 France 0.0271 kt compare
  5. 30 Ukraine 0.027 kt compare
  6. 31 Spain 0.0234 kt compare
  7. 31 Caribbean 0.0229 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 0.028 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 0.0324 kt in 2014.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.003 kt in 1990.
How does Brazil rank for food retail — emissions?
Brazil ranks 28th 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 55.3%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (N2O)
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.