IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Brazil
Brazil: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land was 2.46 t CO2eq/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/ha.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 2.46 t CO2eq/ha for ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in Brazil peaked at 2.46 t CO2eq/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.52 t CO2eq/ha, in 1990.
Brazil ranks 56th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Brazil, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.52 t CO2eq/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.58 t CO2eq/ha | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 1.62 t CO2eq/ha | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.64 t CO2eq/ha | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.68 t CO2eq/ha | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.72 t CO2eq/ha | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.64 t CO2eq/ha | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 1.67 t CO2eq/ha | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.72 t CO2eq/ha | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.73 t CO2eq/ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.75 t CO2eq/ha | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.83 t CO2eq/ha | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.94 t CO2eq/ha | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 2.02 t CO2eq/ha | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 2.13 t CO2eq/ha | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 2.15 t CO2eq/ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.11 t CO2eq/ha | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.14 t CO2eq/ha | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 2.09 t CO2eq/ha | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 2.09 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.21 t CO2eq/ha | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 2.2 t CO2eq/ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.19 t CO2eq/ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.17 t CO2eq/ha | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.2 t CO2eq/ha | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.21 t CO2eq/ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.21 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.21 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.17 t CO2eq/ha | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.22 t CO2eq/ha | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 2.27 t CO2eq/ha | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 2.34 t CO2eq/ha | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 2.42 t CO2eq/ha | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 2.46 t CO2eq/ha | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.65 t CO2eq/ha | 1.52 t CO2eq/ha | 1.73 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.02 t CO2eq/ha | 1.75 t CO2eq/ha | 2.15 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 t CO2eq/ha | 2.17 t CO2eq/ha | 2.22 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.37 t CO2eq/ha | 2.27 t CO2eq/ha | 2.46 t CO2eq/ha | 4 |
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 ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in Brazil?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in Brazil was 2.46 t CO2eq/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2.46 t CO2eq/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 t CO2eq/ha in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land?
- Brazil ranks 56th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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 IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.