Waste — Emissions per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.61 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.61 t CO2eq/cap for waste — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.61 t CO2eq/cap in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.44 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
Brazil ranks 25th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.58 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.61 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.29 t CO2eq/cap, 2.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.61 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.38 t CO2eq/cap, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.482 t CO2eq/cap | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.524 t CO2eq/cap | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.555 t CO2eq/cap | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | 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 waste — emissions per capita in Brazil?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Brazil was 0.61 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.61 t CO2eq/cap in 2022.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.44 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Brazil ranks 25th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.