Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Brazil

Brazil: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 2,882 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,882 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
5th
of 227 countries
All-time high
3,154 kt
in 2011
All-time low
2,319 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Brazil, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200620231990: 2.3k kt1991: 2.3k kt1992: 2.3k kt1993: 2.4k kt1994: 2.4k kt1995: 2.4k kt1996: 2.5k kt1997: 2.6k kt1998: 2.5k kt1999: 2.5k kt2000: 2.5k kt2001: 2.6k kt2002: 2.4k kt2003: 2.4k kt2004: 2.4k kt2005: 2.4k kt2006: 2.5k kt2007: 2.5k kt2008: 2.9k kt2009: 2.9k kt2010: 3.0k kt2011: 3.2k kt2012: 3.1k kt2013: 3.0k kt2014: 2.9k kt2015: 2.9k kt2016: 2.9k kt2017: 2.9k kt2018: 2.9k kt2019: 2.9k kt2020: 2.9k kt2021: 2.9k kt2022: 2.9k kt2023: 2.9k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, pre- and post-production — emissions in Brazil stood at 2,882 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in Brazil peaked at 3,154 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2,319 kt, in 1990.

Brazil ranks 5th of 227 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4) in Brazil, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 2,319 kt —
1991 2,334 kt +0.7%
1992 2,343 kt +0.4%
1993 2,354 kt +0.5%
1994 2,376 kt +0.9%
1995 2,415 kt +1.6%
1996 2,518 kt +4.2%
1997 2,586 kt +2.7%
1998 2,544 kt -1.6%
1999 2,542 kt -0.1%
2000 2,538 kt -0.2%
2001 2,557 kt +0.7%
2002 2,356 kt -7.9%
2003 2,372 kt +0.7%
2004 2,375 kt +0.1%
2005 2,422 kt +2.0%
2006 2,483 kt +2.5%
2007 2,511 kt +1.1%
2008 2,892 kt +15.2%
2009 2,908 kt +0.6%
2010 3,005 kt +3.3%
2011 3,154 kt +5.0%
2012 3,109 kt -1.4%
2013 2,970 kt -4.5%
2014 2,923 kt -1.6%
2015 2,879 kt -1.5%
2016 2,866 kt -0.5%
2017 2,871 kt +0.2%
2018 2,873 kt +0.1%
2019 2,874 kt +0.0%
2020 2,871 kt -0.1%
2021 2,872 kt +0.0%
2022 2,876 kt +0.2%
2023 2,882 kt +0.2%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 2,882 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.89 kt, 55.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 2,882 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.73 kt, 80.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,433 kt 2,319 kt 2,586 kt 10
2000s 2,541 kt 2,356 kt 2,908 kt 10
2010s 2,952 kt 2,866 kt 3,154 kt 10
2020s 2,875 kt 2,871 kt 2,882 kt 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 2 China, mainland 10,573 kt compare
  2. 3 Türkiye 1,181 kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 9,648 kt compare
  4. 4 India 5,780 kt compare
  5. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 655.58 kt compare
  6. 6 Indonesia 2,620 kt compare
  7. 7 Mexico 2,162 kt compare
  8. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 344.62 kt compare
  9. 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 320.87 kt compare
  10. 8 Pakistan 1,189 kt compare

See the full ranking of 282 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions in Brazil?
Pre- and post-production — emissions in Brazil was 2,882 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 3,154 kt in 2011.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 2,319 kt in 1990.
How does Brazil rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
Brazil ranks 5th out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
282 places, 9,234 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.