Forestland — Emissions (CO2eq) in Brazil

Brazil: Forestland — Emissions (CO2eq) was -336,460 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
-336,460 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
208th
of 212 countries
All-time high
-328,155 kt
in 2016
All-time low
-630,209 kt
in 2011
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forestland — Emissions (CO2eq) in Brazil, 1990–2023

-600.0k-500.0k-400.0k-300.0k1990200620231990: -563.5k kt1991: -563.5k kt1992: -563.5k kt1993: -563.5k kt1994: -563.5k kt1995: -563.5k kt1996: -563.5k kt1997: -563.5k kt1998: -563.5k kt1999: -563.5k kt2000: -563.5k kt2001: -456.5k kt2002: -456.5k kt2003: -456.5k kt2004: -456.5k kt2005: -456.5k kt2006: -456.5k kt2007: -456.5k kt2008: -456.5k kt2009: -456.5k kt2010: -456.5k kt2011: -630.2k kt2012: -630.2k kt2013: -630.2k kt2014: -630.2k kt2015: -630.2k kt2016: -328.2k kt2017: -328.2k kt2018: -328.2k kt2019: -328.2k kt2020: -328.2k kt2021: -336.5k kt2022: -336.5k kt2023: -336.5k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for forestland — emissions (co2eq) in Brazil is -336,460 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 46.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — emissions (co2eq) in Brazil peaked at -328,155 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, -630,209 kt, in 2011.

Brazil ranks 208th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -563,476 kt -563,476 kt -563,476 kt 10
2000s -467,239 kt -563,476 kt -456,546 kt 10
2010s -492,021 kt -630,209 kt -328,155 kt 10
2020s -334,384 kt -336,460 kt -328,155 kt 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 205 South Africa -74,851 kt compare
  2. 206 Belarus, Republic of -146,469 kt compare
  3. 207 India -154,418 kt compare
  4. 209 OECD -520,654 kt compare
  5. 210 China, People's Republic of -838,933 kt compare
  6. 210 China, mainland -838,933 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forestland — emissions (co2eq) in Brazil?
Forestland — emissions (co2eq) in Brazil was -336,460 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forestland — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was -328,155 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest forestland — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was -630,209 kt in 2011.
How does Brazil rank for forestland — emissions (co2eq)?
Brazil ranks 208th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
Is forestland — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. 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 Forestland — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forestland — 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, 9,006 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf