Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Brazil
Brazil: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 2,045 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, solid food waste — emissions in Brazil stood at 2,045 kt.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Brazil peaked at 2,056 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,900 kt, in 1990.
Brazil ranks 6th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,900 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,906 kt | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1,909 kt | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1,915 kt | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 1,927 kt | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1,945 kt | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1,958 kt | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1,968 kt | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1,974 kt | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,969 kt | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,969 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,964 kt | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,959 kt | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,958 kt | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,962 kt | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,971 kt | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,982 kt | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1,996 kt | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 2,009 kt | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 2,017 kt | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2,030 kt | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2,042 kt | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2,049 kt | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2,054 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2,056 kt | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,050 kt | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2,047 kt | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2,048 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,047 kt | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,045 kt | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,038 kt | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2,037 kt | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,040 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2,045 kt | +0.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 2,045 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.94 kt, 40.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 2,045 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.19 kt, 63.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,937 kt | 1,900 kt | 1,974 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,979 kt | 1,958 kt | 2,017 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,047 kt | 2,030 kt | 2,056 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,040 kt | 2,037 kt | 2,045 kt | 4 |
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 solid food waste — emissions in Brazil?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Brazil was 2,045 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2,056 kt in 2014.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,900 kt in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Brazil ranks 6th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.