Food Transport — Emissions in Brazil

Brazil: Food Transport — Emissions was 28,629 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
28,629 kt
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
4th
of 213 countries
All-time high
28,629 kt
in 2023
All-time low
8,779 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions in Brazil, 1990–2023

10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 8.8k kt1991: 9.3k kt1992: 9.6k kt1993: 10.0k kt1994: 10.6k kt1995: 11.5k kt1996: 12.8k kt1997: 13.8k kt1998: 14.5k kt1999: 14.5k kt2000: 14.7k kt2001: 15.1k kt2002: 15.7k kt2003: 15.7k kt2004: 16.6k kt2005: 16.8k kt2006: 16.6k kt2007: 17.5k kt2008: 18.4k kt2009: 18.2k kt2010: 20.6k kt2011: 22.8k kt2012: 24.6k kt2013: 25.8k kt2014: 26.9k kt2015: 25.3k kt2016: 25.5k kt2017: 25.9k kt2018: 24.5k kt2019: 25.0k kt2020: 24.1k kt2021: 26.0k kt2022: 27.5k kt2023: 28.6k kt

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 28,629 kt for food transport — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Brazil peaked at 28,629 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8,779 kt, in 1990.

That places Brazil 4th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Food Transport — Emissions in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (CO2) in Brazil, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 8,779 kt —
1991 9,321 kt +6.2%
1992 9,583 kt +2.8%
1993 9,966 kt +4.0%
1994 10,592 kt +6.3%
1995 11,539 kt +8.9%
1996 12,799 kt +10.9%
1997 13,753 kt +7.4%
1998 14,542 kt +5.7%
1999 14,514 kt -0.2%
2000 14,690 kt +1.2%
2001 15,112 kt +2.9%
2002 15,720 kt +4.0%
2003 15,749 kt +0.2%
2004 16,642 kt +5.7%
2005 16,760 kt +0.7%
2006 16,599 kt -1.0%
2007 17,509 kt +5.5%
2008 18,408 kt +5.1%
2009 18,175 kt -1.3%
2010 20,609 kt +13.4%
2011 22,768 kt +10.5%
2012 24,570 kt +7.9%
2013 25,849 kt +5.2%
2014 26,853 kt +3.9%
2015 25,316 kt -5.7%
2016 25,516 kt +0.8%
2017 25,854 kt +1.3%
2018 24,530 kt -5.1%
2019 24,957 kt +1.7%
2020 24,145 kt -3.3%
2021 26,014 kt +7.7%
2022 27,457 kt +5.5%
2023 28,629 kt +4.3%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 28,629 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 634.96 kt, 45.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 28,629 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 148.89 kt, 192.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11,539 kt 8,779 kt 14,542 kt 10
2000s 16,536 kt 14,690 kt 18,408 kt 10
2010s 24,682 kt 20,609 kt 26,853 kt 10
2020s 26,561 kt 24,145 kt 28,629 kt 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 1 OECD 213,019 kt compare
  2. 2 China 39,042 kt compare
  3. 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 15,727 kt compare
  4. 3 China, mainland 34,271 kt compare
  5. 4 Türkiye 9,661 kt compare
  6. 5 Russian Federation 20,918 kt compare
  7. 6 Japan 19,321 kt compare
  8. 6 Viet Nam 3,865 kt compare
  9. 7 Canada 17,411 kt compare

See the full ranking of 267 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in Brazil?
Food transport — emissions in Brazil was 28,629 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 28,629 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 8,779 kt in 1990.
How does Brazil rank for food transport — emissions?
Brazil ranks 4th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Transport — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 8,686 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.