Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) in Brazil

Brazil: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) was 29,438 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
29,438 kt
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
4th
of 233 countries
All-time high
29,438 kt
in 2023
All-time low
9,002 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 9.0k kt1991: 9.6k kt1992: 9.8k kt1993: 10.2k kt1994: 10.9k kt1995: 11.8k kt1996: 13.1k kt1997: 14.1k kt1998: 14.9k kt1999: 14.9k kt2000: 15.1k kt2001: 15.5k kt2002: 16.1k kt2003: 16.2k kt2004: 17.1k kt2005: 17.2k kt2006: 17.1k kt2007: 18.0k kt2008: 18.9k kt2009: 18.7k kt2010: 21.2k kt2011: 23.4k kt2012: 25.3k kt2013: 26.6k kt2014: 27.6k kt2015: 26.0k kt2016: 26.2k kt2017: 26.6k kt2018: 25.2k kt2019: 25.7k kt2020: 24.8k kt2021: 26.7k kt2022: 28.2k kt2023: 29.4k kt

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 29,438 kt for food transport — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Brazil peaked at 29,438 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9,002 kt, in 1990.

Brazil ranks 4th of 233 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11,844 kt 9,002 kt 14,935 kt 10
2000s 16,987 kt 15,083 kt 18,906 kt 10
2010s 25,380 kt 21,177 kt 27,612 kt 10
2020s 27,305 kt 24,813 kt 29,438 kt 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 1 OECD 233,829 kt compare
  2. 2 China 43,514 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 38,577 kt compare
  4. 5 Russian Federation 23,037 kt compare
  5. 6 Japan 20,200 kt compare
  6. 7 Canada 18,351 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Brazil?
Food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Brazil was 29,438 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 29,438 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 9,002 kt in 1990.
How does Brazil rank for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
Brazil ranks 4th out of 233 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions (co2eq) 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,821 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.