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Brazil: Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture

471.81Mt CO2e · 2024+9.3% since 2014

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Annual figures for Brazil from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (Mt CO2e)Note
2024471.811
2023485.034
2022476.2
2021457.351
2020444.682
2019438.752
2018436.589
2017439.369
2016444.277
2015439.832
2014431.556
2013427.985
2012423.229
2011425.589
2010415.857
2009405.65
2008397.272
2007388.908
2006397.077
2005398.895
2004392.266
2003372.914
2002353.074
2001336.049
2000324.523
1999319.461
1998317.181
1997318.025
1996316.486
1995330.083
1994316.255
1993302.14
1992294.228
1991281.727
1990264.581
1989264.469
1988258.472
1987251.229
1986244.502
1985236.03
1984234.453
1983226.276
1982227.428
1981222.365
1980218.937
1979200.536
1978196.761
1977200.173
1976193.61
1975176.04
1974170.825
1973162.903
1972158.016
1971151
1970147.386

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Joint Research Centre, European Commission, International Energy Agency. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-methane-ch4-emissions-from-agriculture (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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