Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Brazil
Brazil: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 169.13 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Brazil, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 169.13 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Brazil peaked at 169.13 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.91 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Brazil ranks 4th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.98 Mt CO2e | 45.91 Mt CO2e | 65.62 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.73 Mt CO2e | 68.96 Mt CO2e | 81.03 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.55 Mt CO2e | 78.1 Mt CO2e | 104.5 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 118.11 Mt CO2e | 107.16 Mt CO2e | 126.56 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 139.85 Mt CO2e | 131.47 Mt CO2e | 145.56 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 162.31 Mt CO2e | 153.35 Mt CO2e | 169.13 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for Brazil
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1,299 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.13 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 471.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 4.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 33.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 2.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 621.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3941 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.7906 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 107.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Brazil?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Brazil was 169.13 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 169.13 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.91 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Brazil ranks 4th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).