sources of greenhouse gases in the Amazon, with land use change and agricultural activities as the leading causes.
Greenhouse gas emissions in the Legal Amazon area in Brazil were estimated at more than 1.2 billion tons of CO₂ equivalent in 2022. This figure represents a 14 percent decrease from the previous year, but is roughly 78 percent higher than greenhouse gas emissions in 2010. There are several Greenhouse gas emissions in the Legal Amazon in Brazil from 2010 to 2022 (in million tons of CO₂ equivalent)
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Statista. (December 12, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions in the Legal Amazon in Brazil from 2010 to 2022 (in million tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251317/greenhouse-gas-emissions-amazon-brazil/
Statista. "Greenhouse gas emissions in the Legal Amazon in Brazil from 2010 to 2022 (in million tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. December 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251317/greenhouse-gas-emissions-amazon-brazil/
Statista. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions in the Legal Amazon in Brazil from 2010 to 2022 (in million tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251317/greenhouse-gas-emissions-amazon-brazil/
Statista. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions in The Legal Amazon in Brazil from 2010 to 2022 (in Million Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251317/greenhouse-gas-emissions-amazon-brazil/
Statista, Greenhouse gas emissions in the Legal Amazon in Brazil from 2010 to 2022 (in million tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251317/greenhouse-gas-emissions-amazon-brazil/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions in the Legal Amazon in Brazil from 2010 to 2022 (in million tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Statista, December 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251317/greenhouse-gas-emissions-amazon-brazil/