Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Brazil

Brazil: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 57,255 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
57,255 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
6th
of 192 countries
All-time high
57,580 kt
in 2014
All-time low
53,195 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Brazil, 1990–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200620231990: 53.2k kt1991: 53.4k kt1992: 53.5k kt1993: 53.6k kt1994: 54.0k kt1995: 54.5k kt1996: 54.8k kt1997: 55.1k kt1998: 55.3k kt1999: 55.1k kt2000: 55.1k kt2001: 55.0k kt2002: 54.8k kt2003: 54.8k kt2004: 54.9k kt2005: 55.2k kt2006: 55.5k kt2007: 55.9k kt2008: 56.3k kt2009: 56.5k kt2010: 56.8k kt2011: 57.2k kt2012: 57.4k kt2013: 57.5k kt2014: 57.6k kt2015: 57.4k kt2016: 57.3k kt2017: 57.3k kt2018: 57.3k kt2019: 57.3k kt2020: 57.1k kt2021: 57.0k kt2022: 57.1k kt2023: 57.3k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Brazil is 57,255 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Brazil peaked at 57,580 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 53,195 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 54,242 kt 53,195 kt 55,282 kt 10
2000s 55,401 kt 54,816 kt 56,487 kt 10
2010s 57,313 kt 56,843 kt 57,580 kt 10
2020s 57,126 kt 57,044 kt 57,255 kt 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 3 OECD 145,839 kt compare
  2. 4 India 106,619 kt compare
  3. 5 Indonesia 62,168 kt compare
  4. 7 Mexico 35,963 kt compare
  5. 8 Nigeria 24,127 kt compare
  6. 9 Russian Federation 23,959 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Brazil?
Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Brazil was 57,255 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 57,580 kt in 2014.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 53,195 kt in 1990.
How does Brazil rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Brazil ranks 6th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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.