Land-use change — Emissions in Brazil

Brazil: Land-use change — Emissions was 1.24 million kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.24 million kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 222 countries
All-time high
2.07 million kt
in 1990
All-time low
911,772 kt
in 2011
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions in Brazil, 1990–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1990200620231990: 2.1M kt1991: 2.1M kt1992: 2.1M kt1993: 2.1M kt1994: 2.1M kt1995: 2.1M kt1996: 2.1M kt1997: 2.1M kt1998: 2.1M kt1999: 2.1M kt2000: 2.1M kt2001: 1.4M kt2002: 1.4M kt2003: 1.4M kt2004: 1.4M kt2005: 1.4M kt2006: 1.4M kt2007: 1.4M kt2008: 1.4M kt2009: 1.4M kt2010: 1.4M kt2011: 911.8k kt2012: 911.8k kt2013: 911.8k kt2014: 911.8k kt2015: 911.8k kt2016: 994.2k kt2017: 994.2k kt2018: 994.2k kt2019: 994.2k kt2020: 994.2k kt2021: 1.2M kt2022: 1.2M kt2023: 1.2M kt

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 1.24 million kt for land-use change — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions in Brazil peaked at 2.07 million kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 911,772 kt, in 2011.

That places Brazil 1st out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.07 million kt 2.07 million kt 2.07 million kt 10
2000s 1.51 million kt 1.45 million kt 2.07 million kt 10
2010s 998,200 kt 911,772 kt 1.45 million kt 10
2020s 1.18 million kt 994,220 kt 1.24 million kt 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 2 Indonesia 192,983 kt compare
  2. 3 OECD 147,607 kt compare
  3. 4 Peru 130,591 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions in Brazil?
Land-use change — emissions in Brazil was 1.24 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 2.07 million kt in 1990.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 911,772 kt in 2011.
How does Brazil rank for land-use change — emissions?
Brazil ranks 1st out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf