Grassland — Emissions (CH4) in Brazil
Brazil: Grassland — Emissions (CH4) was 78.21 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Emissions in Brazil, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 78.21 kt for grassland — emissions in 2024.
The figure is up 88.4% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — emissions in Brazil peaked at 119.7 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.19 kt, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 7th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Emissions (CH4) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.57 kt | — |
| 1991 | 54.57 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 54.57 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 54.57 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 54.57 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 54.57 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10.88 kt | -80.1% |
| 1997 | 11.44 kt | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 18.13 kt | +58.4% |
| 1999 | 14.94 kt | -17.6% |
| 2000 | 5.19 kt | -65.3% |
| 2001 | 50.8 kt | +879.0% |
| 2002 | 74.42 kt | +46.5% |
| 2003 | 57.15 kt | -23.2% |
| 2004 | 74.04 kt | +29.6% |
| 2005 | 67.07 kt | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 47.37 kt | -29.4% |
| 2007 | 119.36 kt | +152.0% |
| 2008 | 55.34 kt | -53.6% |
| 2009 | 34.12 kt | -38.4% |
| 2010 | 119.7 kt | +250.9% |
| 2011 | 56.53 kt | -52.8% |
| 2012 | 73.42 kt | +29.9% |
| 2013 | 39.97 kt | -45.6% |
| 2014 | 58.53 kt | +46.4% |
| 2015 | 64.41 kt | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 59.02 kt | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 65.84 kt | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 35.3 kt | -46.4% |
| 2019 | 65.73 kt | +86.2% |
| 2020 | 71.72 kt | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 56.75 kt | -20.9% |
| 2022 | 55.57 kt | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 41.51 kt | -25.3% |
| 2024 | 78.21 kt | +88.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 78.21 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0489 kt, 1601.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 78.21 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0203 kt, 3852.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Emissions (CH4) in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +879.0% | 5.19 kt | 50.8 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.28 kt | 10.88 kt | 54.57 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.49 kt | 5.19 kt | 119.36 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.85 kt | 35.3 kt | 119.7 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.75 kt | 41.51 kt | 78.21 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 4 Sudan (former) 173.12 kt compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 29.64 kt compare
- 5 Angola 161.44 kt compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 18.04 kt compare
- 6 South Sudan 99.92 kt compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 13.45 kt compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.82 kt compare
- 8 Mali 76.8 kt compare
- 9 Sudan 60.99 kt compare
- 10 Chad 53.68 kt compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.9618 kt compare
More climate change data for Brazil
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 8.54 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — emissions in Brazil?
- Grassland — emissions in Brazil was 78.21 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — emissions recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 119.7 kt in 2010.
- What is the lowest grassland — emissions recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.19 kt in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for grassland — emissions?
- Brazil ranks 7th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — emissions rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. 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 Grassland — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.