Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Brazil
Brazil: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 80.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Brazil, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 80.7% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Brazil peaked at 98.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 79.2%, in 2014.
Brazil ranks 48th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.7% | 93.9% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.8% | 92.4% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 79.2% | 93.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More climate change data for Brazil
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.6% (2100)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 212.81 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 187.65 million (2025)
- Urban population 88.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.28 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 18.20 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.28 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.28 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Brazil?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Brazil was 80.7% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.2% in 2014.
- How does Brazil rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Brazil ranks 48th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.