Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Brazil

Brazil: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 0.0991 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0991 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.1012 kt
in 2018
All-time low
0.0744 kt
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Brazil, 1990–2024

00.0250.050.0750.11990200720241990: 0.074 kt1991: 0.074 kt1992: 0.074 kt1993: 0.079 kt1994: 0.079 kt1995: 0.08 kt1996: 0.08 kt1997: 0.081 kt1998: 0.082 kt1999: 0.086 kt2000: 0.085 kt2001: 0.086 kt2002: 0.086 kt2003: 0.086 kt2004: 0.097 kt2005: 0.097 kt2006: 0.097 kt2007: 0.097 kt2008: 0.097 kt2009: 0.097 kt2010: 0.097 kt2011: 0.097 kt2012: 0.097 kt2013: 0.097 kt2014: 0.097 kt2015: 0.097 kt2016: 0.097 kt2017: 0.1 kt2018: 0.101 kt2019: 0.099 kt2020: 0.099 kt2021: 0.099 kt2022: 0.099 kt2023: 0.099 kt2024: 0.099 kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, grassland organic soils — emissions in Brazil stood at 0.0991 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in Brazil peaked at 0.1012 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0744 kt, in 1990.

Brazil ranks 46th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Brazil, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0744 kt
1991 0.0744 kt +0.0%
1992 0.0744 kt +0.0%
1993 0.0792 kt +6.5%
1994 0.0792 kt +0.0%
1995 0.0798 kt +0.8%
1996 0.0802 kt +0.5%
1997 0.0805 kt +0.4%
1998 0.0823 kt +2.2%
1999 0.0861 kt +4.6%
2000 0.0854 kt -0.8%
2001 0.0856 kt +0.2%
2002 0.086 kt +0.5%
2003 0.0864 kt +0.5%
2004 0.0966 kt +11.8%
2005 0.0966 kt +0.0%
2006 0.0966 kt +0.0%
2007 0.0966 kt +0.0%
2008 0.0966 kt +0.0%
2009 0.0966 kt +0.0%
2010 0.0966 kt +0.0%
2011 0.0966 kt +0.0%
2012 0.0966 kt +0.0%
2013 0.0966 kt +0.0%
2014 0.0966 kt +0.0%
2015 0.0966 kt +0.0%
2016 0.0971 kt +0.5%
2017 0.1004 kt +3.4%
2018 0.1012 kt +0.8%
2019 0.0985 kt -2.7%
2020 0.0985 kt +0.0%
2021 0.0992 kt +0.7%
2022 0.0991 kt -0.1%
2023 0.0991 kt +0.0%
2024 0.0991 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.079 kt 0.0744 kt 0.0861 kt 10
2000s 0.0923 kt 0.0854 kt 0.0966 kt 10
2010s 0.0977 kt 0.0966 kt 0.1012 kt 10
2020s 0.099 kt 0.0985 kt 0.0992 kt 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 43 Hungary 0.1463 kt compare
  2. 44 Guyana 0.1108 kt compare
  3. 45 South Africa 0.1082 kt compare
  4. 47 Japan 0.0931 kt compare
  5. 48 Sri Lanka 0.0812 kt compare
  6. 49 Uganda 0.0762 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — emissions in Brazil?
Grassland organic soils — emissions in Brazil was 0.0991 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.1012 kt in 2018.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0744 kt in 1990.
How does Brazil rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
Brazil ranks 46th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.