Waste — Emissions Share in Brazil
Brazil: Waste — Emissions Share was 21.44 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 21.44 % for waste — emissions share in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Brazil peaked at 22.34 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17.08 %, in 1990.
Brazil ranks 107th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.74 % | 17.08 % | 20.1 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.43 % | 18.11 % | 20.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.6 % | 19.13 % | 22.34 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.62 % | 21.44 % | 21.76 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 104 Japan 22.43 % compare
- 105 Rwanda 21.94 % compare
- 106 Papua New Guinea 21.7 % compare
- 108 Poland 21.08 % compare
- 109 Serbia and Montenegro 20.99 % compare
- 110 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 20.65 % compare
More climate change data for Brazil
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 564,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 124,669 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 439,674 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 470.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 15,703 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 67,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 60,554 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 6,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 228.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 243.06 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Brazil?
- Waste — emissions share in Brazil was 21.44 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 22.34 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.08 % in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for waste — emissions share?
- Brazil ranks 107th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.