Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Brazil

Brazil: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 2,045 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,045 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
6th
of 192 countries
All-time high
2,056 kt
in 2014
All-time low
1,900 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Brazil, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 1.9k kt1991: 1.9k kt1992: 1.9k kt1993: 1.9k kt1994: 1.9k kt1995: 1.9k kt1996: 2.0k kt1997: 2.0k kt1998: 2.0k kt1999: 2.0k kt2000: 2.0k kt2001: 2.0k kt2002: 2.0k kt2003: 2.0k kt2004: 2.0k kt2005: 2.0k kt2006: 2.0k kt2007: 2.0k kt2008: 2.0k kt2009: 2.0k kt2010: 2.0k kt2011: 2.0k kt2012: 2.0k kt2013: 2.1k kt2014: 2.1k kt2015: 2.1k kt2016: 2.0k kt2017: 2.0k kt2018: 2.0k kt2019: 2.0k kt2020: 2.0k kt2021: 2.0k kt2022: 2.0k kt2023: 2.0k kt

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 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 3 OECD 5,209 kt compare
  2. 4 India 3,808 kt compare
  3. 5 Indonesia 2,220 kt compare
  4. 7 Mexico 1,284 kt compare
  5. 8 Nigeria 861.68 kt compare
  6. 9 Russian Federation 855.68 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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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 192 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

Indicator
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,416 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.