Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Brazil

Brazil: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 3,551 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,551 kt
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
6th
of 201 countries
All-time high
3,551 kt
in 2023
All-time low
657.2 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Brazil, 1961–2023

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Brazil stood at 3,551 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Brazil peaked at 3,551 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 657.2 kt, in 1961.

That places Brazil 6th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Brazil, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 657.2 kt
1962 686.35 kt +4.4%
1963 718.15 kt +4.6%
1964 755.25 kt +5.2%
1965 792.35 kt +4.9%
1966 832.1 kt +5.0%
1967 869.2 kt +4.5%
1968 906.3 kt +4.3%
1969 938.1 kt +3.5%
1970 959.3 kt +2.3%
1971 1,015 kt +5.8%
1972 1,007 kt -0.8%
1973 1,015 kt +0.8%
1974 1,057 kt +4.2%
1975 1,084 kt +2.5%
1976 1,110 kt +2.4%
1977 1,137 kt +2.4%
1978 1,163 kt +2.3%
1979 1,251 kt +7.5%
1980 1,298 kt +3.8%
1981 1,291 kt -0.6%
1982 1,341 kt +3.9%
1983 1,373 kt +2.4%
1984 1,404 kt +2.3%
1985 1,434 kt +2.1%
1986 1,508 kt +5.2%
1987 1,564 kt +3.7%
1988 1,545 kt -1.2%
1989 1,622 kt +5.0%
1990 1,722 kt +6.2%
1991 1,802 kt +4.6%
1992 1,863 kt +3.4%
1993 1,940 kt +4.1%
1994 2,051 kt +5.7%
1995 2,136 kt +4.1%
1996 2,176 kt +1.9%
1997 2,234 kt +2.7%
1998 2,298 kt +2.8%
1999 2,332 kt +1.5%
2000 2,385 kt +2.3%
2001 2,419 kt +1.4%
2002 2,502 kt +3.4%
2003 2,576 kt +3.0%
2004 2,626 kt +2.0%
2005 2,650 kt +0.9%
2006 2,703 kt +2.0%
2007 2,782 kt +2.9%
2008 2,862 kt +2.9%
2009 2,968 kt +3.7%
2010 3,048 kt +2.7%
2011 3,127 kt +2.6%
2012 3,180 kt +1.7%
2013 3,206 kt +0.8%
2014 3,260 kt +1.7%
2015 3,286 kt +0.8%
2016 3,312 kt +0.8%
2017 3,366 kt +1.6%
2018 3,392 kt +0.8%
2019 3,445 kt +1.6%
2020 3,472 kt +0.8%
2021 3,472 kt +0.0%
2022 3,524 kt +1.5%
2023 3,551 kt +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 795 kt 657.2 kt 938.1 kt 9
1970s 1,080 kt 959.3 kt 1,251 kt 10
1980s 1,438 kt 1,291 kt 1,622 kt 10
1990s 2,055 kt 1,722 kt 2,332 kt 10
2000s 2,647 kt 2,385 kt 2,968 kt 10
2010s 3,262 kt 3,048 kt 3,445 kt 10
2020s 3,505 kt 3,472 kt 3,551 kt 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 3 China, mainland 27,295 kt compare
  2. 4 India 16,774 kt compare
  3. 5 USSR 4,252 kt compare
  4. 7 Indonesia 3,339 kt compare
  5. 8 Russian Federation 2,536 kt compare
  6. 9 Pakistan 2,483 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Brazil?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Brazil was 3,551 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 3,551 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 657.2 kt in 1961.
How does Brazil rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Brazil ranks 6th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf