Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Brazil
Brazil: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -336,460 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Brazil, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Brazil is -336,460 kt, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Brazil peaked at -328,155 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, -630,209 kt, in 2011.
Brazil ranks 219th of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -563,476 kt | — |
| 1991 | -563,476 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -563,476 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -563,476 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -563,476 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -563,476 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -563,476 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -563,476 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -563,476 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -563,476 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -563,476 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -456,546 kt | -19.0% |
| 2002 | -456,546 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -456,546 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -456,546 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -456,546 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -456,546 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -456,546 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -456,546 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -456,546 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -456,546 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -630,209 kt | +38.0% |
| 2012 | -630,209 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -630,209 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -630,209 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -630,209 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -328,155 kt | -47.9% |
| 2017 | -328,155 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -328,155 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -328,155 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -328,155 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -336,460 kt | +2.5% |
| 2022 | -336,460 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -336,460 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -336,460 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -336,460 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | -335,076 kt | -336,460 kt | -328,155 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More climate change data for Brazil
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 564,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 124,669 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 439,674 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 470.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 15,703 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 67,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,554 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 228.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 243.06 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Brazil?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Brazil was -336,460 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was -328,155 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -630,209 kt in 2011.
- How does Brazil rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Brazil ranks 219th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) 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 — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).