Brazil - Methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Brazil was 329,920 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 339,750 in 2016 and a minimum value of 242,130 in 1990.

Definition: Agricultural methane emissions are emissions from animals, animal waste, rice production, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.

Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

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Year Value
1990 242,130
1991 250,260
1992 254,460
1993 254,580
1994 259,460
1995 264,090
1996 251,710
1997 256,380
1998 262,050
1999 263,870
2000 268,590
2001 280,000
2002 295,290
2003 307,820
2004 323,270
2005 328,430
2006 322,110
2007 321,150
2008 318,410
2009 321,000
2010 335,810
2011 333,930
2012 334,260
2013 330,240
2014 333,330
2015 337,890
2016 339,750
2017 335,960
2018 329,920

Methane emissions in energy sector (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions in energy sector (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Brazil was 18,260 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21,530 in 2004 and a minimum value of 11,840 in 1995.

Definition: Methane emissions from energy processes are emissions from the production, handling, transmission, and combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels.

Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

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Year Value
1990 13,650
1991 19,290
1992 18,220
1993 17,880
1994 17,500
1995 11,840
1996 15,990
1997 16,250
1998 16,210
1999 16,770
2000 12,800
2001 18,260
2002 18,950
2003 19,600
2004 21,530
2005 17,120
2006 16,050
2007 15,890
2008 15,830
2009 17,360
2010 15,730
2011 16,230
2012 16,740
2013 17,240
2014 17,740
2015 18,250
2016 18,250
2017 18,260
2018 18,260

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Brazil was 4.04 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 10.27 in 1984, while its lowest value was 3.80 in 1995.

Definition: Methane emissions from energy processes are emissions from the production, handling, transmission, and combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels.

Source: World Bank staff estimates from original source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/.

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Year Value
1970 7.56
1971 8.51
1972 8.10
1973 8.60
1974 8.99
1975 9.07
1976 7.62
1977 8.16
1978 7.83
1979 8.24
1980 8.13
1981 8.09
1982 7.87
1983 8.43
1984 10.27
1985 10.15
1986 9.80
1987 8.74
1988 9.32
1989 9.51
1990 4.79
1991 6.43
1992 5.98
1993 5.85
1994 5.62
1995 3.80
1996 5.25
1997 5.22
1998 5.10
1999 5.19
2000 3.93
2001 5.32
2002 5.24
2003 5.19
2004 5.44
2005 4.31
2006 4.09
2007 4.04
2008 4.04

Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) in Brazil was 416,280 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 424,800 in 2016 and a minimum value of 285,240 in 1990.

Definition: Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production.

Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

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Year Value
1990 285,240
1991 300,170
1992 304,560
1993 305,470
1994 311,160
1995 311,550
1996 304,620
1997 311,060
1998 318,140
1999 322,940
2000 325,470
2001 343,440
2002 361,630
2003 377,700
2004 395,480
2005 397,320
2006 392,850
2007 393,310
2008 391,400
2009 396,980
2010 413,330
2011 412,830
2012 414,530
2013 411,880
2014 416,350
2015 422,280
2016 424,800
2017 421,660
2018 416,280

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Brazil was 49.24 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 54.01 in 2005 and a minimum value of 1.47 in 1991.

Definition: Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production. Each year of data shows the percentage change to that year from 1990.

Source: World Bank staff estimates from original source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/.

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Year Value
1991 1.47
1992 6.40
1993 11.55
1994 4.71
1995 11.06
1996 9.66
1997 11.01
1998 17.89
1999 13.12
2000 7.30
2001 15.00
2002 21.46
2003 31.10
2004 43.75
2005 54.01
2006 27.41
2007 29.09
2008 31.84
2009 31.89
2010 38.67
2011 46.85
2012 49.24

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions