Land-use change — Emissions Share in Brazil
Brazil: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 90.75 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 90.75 % for land-use change — emissions share in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Brazil peaked at 125.3 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 86.83 %, in 2017.
That places Brazil 7th out of 223 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.
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 119.66 % | — |
| 1991 | 118.95 % | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 118.84 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 118.08 % | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 117.36 % | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 116.29 % | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 114.74 % | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 113.73 % | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 113.06 % | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 112.61 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 112.07 % | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 108.18 % | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 108.52 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 109.32 % | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 107.96 % | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 107.24 % | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 107.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 106.04 % | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 104.31 % | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 105.9 % | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 101.98 % | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 125.3 % | +22.9% |
| 2012 | 120.6 % | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 115.33 % | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 111.44 % | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 115.49 % | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 87.6 % | -24.1% |
| 2017 | 86.83 % | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 88.68 % | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 88.91 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 90.54 % | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 89.59 % | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 91.12 % | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 90.75 % | -0.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 90.75 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.51 %, 60.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 116.33 % | 112.61 % | 119.66 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 107.68 % | 104.31 % | 112.07 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.22 % | 86.83 % | 125.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.5 % | 89.59 % | 91.12 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 4 Central African Republic 99.07 % compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 97.78 % compare
- 6 Liberia 95.15 % compare
- 8 Chad 88.23 % compare
- 9 Mozambique 83.21 % compare
- 10 Cameroon 83.08 % 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 land-use change — emissions share in Brazil?
- Land-use change — emissions share in Brazil was 90.75 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 125.3 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.83 % in 2017.
- How does Brazil rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- Brazil ranks 7th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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 Share (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.