Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Brazil
Brazil: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 1.24 million kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Brazil, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1.24 million kt for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) 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 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.07 million kt | — |
| 1991 | 2.07 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.07 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.07 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.07 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.07 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.07 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.07 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.07 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.07 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.07 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.45 million kt | -30.1% |
| 2002 | 1.45 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.45 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.45 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.45 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.45 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.45 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.45 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.45 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.45 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 911,772 kt | -37.0% |
| 2012 | 911,772 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 911,772 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 911,772 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 911,772 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 994,220 kt | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 994,220 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 994,220 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 994,220 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 994,220 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.24 million kt | +24.9% |
| 2022 | 1.24 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.24 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.24 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.24 million kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | 1.20 million kt | 994,220 kt | 1.24 million kt | 6 |
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 net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Brazil?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Brazil was 1.24 million kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 million kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 911,772 kt in 2011.
- How does Brazil rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Brazil ranks 1st out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) 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 Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).