Share global food emissions in Brazil
Brazil: Share global food emissions was 7.41 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Latest (2015)
7.41
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
4th
of 217 countries
All-time high
12.16
in 2001
All-time low
7.41
in 2015
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Share global food emissions in Brazil, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, share global food emissions in Brazil stood at 7.41. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Brazil peaked at 12.16 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.41, in 2015.
That places Brazil 4th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.8 | — |
| 1991 | 9.93 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 10.03 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 10.14 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 10.21 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 10.18 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 10.36 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 9.83 | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 10.25 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 10.42 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 10.53 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 12.16 | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 11.65 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 11.95 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 11.6 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 11.66 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 8.87 | -23.9% |
| 2007 | 9.09 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 9.01 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 8.89 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 9.25 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 7.43 | -19.6% |
| 2012 | 7.42 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 7.44 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 7.42 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 7.41 | -0.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 7.41 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1012, 73.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 7.41 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0713, 103.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.11 | 9.8 | 10.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.54 | 8.87 | 12.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.73 | 7.41 | 9.25 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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 share global food emissions in Brazil?
- Share global food emissions in Brazil was 7.41 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 12.16 in 2001.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.41 in 2015.
- How does Brazil rank for share global food emissions?
- Brazil ranks 4th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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