Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita was 0.0063 t per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2023, wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Brazil stood at 0.0063 t per person.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.0129 t per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 t per person, in 1995.
Brazil ranks 51st of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0055 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0039 t per person | -29.4% |
| 1963 | 0.004 t per person | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0036 t per person | -10.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0037 t per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0033 t per person | -9.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0038 t per person | +12.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0043 t per person | +13.8% |
| 1969 | 0.006 t per person | +41.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0079 t per person | +31.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0093 t per person | +16.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0093 t per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0072 t per person | -22.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0094 t per person | +31.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0109 t per person | +15.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0128 t per person | +17.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0112 t per person | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0097 t per person | -13.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0129 t per person | +33.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0103 t per person | -20.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0062 t per person | -39.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0089 t per person | +44.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0058 t per person | -35.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0053 t per person | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0079 t per person | +50.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0113 t per person | +42.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0098 t per person | -13.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0097 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.009 t per person | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0072 t per person | -19.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0054 t per person | -24.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0051 t per person | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0038 t per person | -25.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0034 t per person | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 t per person | -27.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 t per person | +77.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0037 t per person | -16.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0033 t per person | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 t per person | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0026 t per person | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0039 t per person | +49.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0047 t per person | +20.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0057 t per person | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0061 t per person | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 t per person | -16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0033 t per person | -34.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 t per person | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 0.005 t per person | +26.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0051 t per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0045 t per person | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0044 t per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0039 t per person | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0042 t per person | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0057 t per person | +34.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0049 t per person | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0043 t per person | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 t per person | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 0.004 t per person | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0041 t per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0047 t per person | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0053 t per person | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 0.006 t per person | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0063 t per person | +4.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0063 t per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0094 t per person, 67% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0063 t per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0017 t per person, 3.7× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0042 t per person | 0.0033 t per person | 0.006 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0101 t per person | 0.0072 t per person | 0.0129 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0084 t per person | 0.0053 t per person | 0.0113 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 t per person | 0.0025 t per person | 0.0072 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0045 t per person | 0.0026 t per person | 0.0061 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0044 t per person | 0.0037 t per person | 0.0057 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0056 t per person | 0.0047 t per person | 0.0063 t per person | 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 wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Brazil?
- Wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Brazil was 0.0063 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0129 t per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 t per person in 1995.
- How does Brazil rank for wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita?
- Brazil ranks 51st out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.