Methane emissions in Brazil reached 588.7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2021. This was the largest figure reported during the period in consideration. When compared to 1990 levels, this represented an increase of over 50 percent. Brazil is one of the largest methane emitters worldwide.
Annual methane (CH₄) emissions in Brazil from 1990 to 2021
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Characteristic
Emissions in MtCO₂e
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OWID. (February 13, 2023). Annual methane (CH₄) emissions in Brazil from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375804/brazil-methane-emissions/
OWID. "Annual methane (CH₄) emissions in Brazil from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375804/brazil-methane-emissions/
OWID. (2023). Annual methane (CH₄) emissions in Brazil from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375804/brazil-methane-emissions/
OWID. "Annual Methane (Ch₄) Emissions in Brazil from 1990 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375804/brazil-methane-emissions/
OWID, Annual methane (CH₄) emissions in Brazil from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375804/brazil-methane-emissions/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Annual methane (CH₄) emissions in Brazil from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], OWID, February 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375804/brazil-methane-emissions/