Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Brazil
Brazil: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 7.4% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Brazil, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Brazil stood at 7.4%. 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 of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Brazil peaked at 12.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 9.8% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 8.9% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 7.4% | 9.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More climate change data for Brazil
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.6% (2100)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 212.81 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 187.65 million (2025)
- Urban population 88.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.28 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 18.20 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.28 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.28 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Brazil?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Brazil was 7.4% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2015.
- How does Brazil rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Brazil ranks 4th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.