Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Brazil

Brazil: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 0.85 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.85 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.38 kt
in 2013
All-time low
0.5005 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Brazil, 1990–2023

00.511.51990200620231990: 0.501 kt1991: 0.507 kt1992: 0.522 kt1993: 0.515 kt1994: 0.544 kt1995: 0.587 kt1996: 0.652 kt1997: 0.663 kt1998: 0.693 kt1999: 0.748 kt2000: 0.921 kt2001: 0.978 kt2002: 1 kt2003: 1.1 kt2004: 1 kt2005: 1.1 kt2006: 1.1 kt2007: 1.2 kt2008: 1.2 kt2009: 1.2 kt2010: 1.2 kt2011: 1.3 kt2012: 1.3 kt2013: 1.4 kt2014: 1.2 kt2015: 1 kt2016: 0.826 kt2017: 0.83 kt2018: 0.851 kt2019: 0.851 kt2020: 0.851 kt2021: 0.85 kt2022: 0.85 kt2023: 0.85 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for industrial wastewater — emissions in Brazil is 0.85 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 38.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Brazil peaked at 1.38 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5005 kt, in 1990.

That places Brazil 5th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) in Brazil, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.5005 kt —
1991 0.5066 kt +1.2%
1992 0.5222 kt +3.1%
1993 0.5148 kt -1.4%
1994 0.5437 kt +5.6%
1995 0.5871 kt +8.0%
1996 0.6516 kt +11.0%
1997 0.6629 kt +1.7%
1998 0.6926 kt +4.5%
1999 0.7477 kt +8.0%
2000 0.9212 kt +23.2%
2001 0.9778 kt +6.1%
2002 1 kt +2.7%
2003 1.06 kt +5.8%
2004 1.03 kt -3.1%
2005 1.05 kt +2.4%
2006 1.11 kt +5.0%
2007 1.17 kt +6.0%
2008 1.19 kt +1.2%
2009 1.18 kt -0.1%
2010 1.24 kt +4.3%
2011 1.27 kt +2.7%
2012 1.31 kt +2.8%
2013 1.38 kt +5.6%
2014 1.15 kt -16.4%
2015 1.05 kt -9.1%
2016 0.826 kt -21.2%
2017 0.8299 kt +0.5%
2018 0.8509 kt +2.5%
2019 0.8509 kt +0.0%
2020 0.8509 kt +0.0%
2021 0.85 kt -0.1%
2022 0.85 kt +0.0%
2023 0.85 kt +0.0%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.85 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0194 kt, 43.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.85 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0075 kt, 113.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.593 kt 0.5005 kt 0.7477 kt 10
2000s 1.07 kt 0.9212 kt 1.19 kt 10
2010s 1.07 kt 0.826 kt 1.38 kt 10
2020s 0.8502 kt 0.85 kt 0.8509 kt 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 2 China 4.13 kt compare
  2. 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.6 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 4.11 kt compare
  4. 3 Türkiye 0.6348 kt compare
  5. 4 Russian Federation 1.24 kt compare
  6. 5 Viet Nam 0.3409 kt compare
  7. 6 Germany 0.5688 kt compare
  8. 7 Mexico 0.5546 kt compare
  9. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0962 kt compare
  10. 8 India 0.5252 kt compare
  11. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.0621 kt compare

See the full ranking of 255 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is industrial wastewater — emissions in Brazil?
Industrial wastewater — emissions in Brazil was 0.85 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1.38 kt in 2013.
What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5005 kt in 1990.
How does Brazil rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
Brazil ranks 5th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. 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 Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,458 data points, 1990–2023
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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.