Amazon's total greenhouse gas emissions stood at over one billion tons of CO₂ equivalent.
In 2022, the Amazon biome area in Brazil accounted for 35 percent of the country's net greenhouse gas emissions, down from a decade-high recorded in the previous year of 42.2 percent. The contribution of the Amazon biome to Brazil's emissions saw a mostly upward trend throughout the past decade. In 2022, the Amazon biome as a share of net greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil from 2010 to 2022
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Statista. (December 5, 2023). Amazon biome as a share of net greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil from 2010 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340872/greenhouse-gas-emissions-amazon-share-brazil/
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Statista. (2023). Amazon biome as a share of net greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil from 2010 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340872/greenhouse-gas-emissions-amazon-share-brazil/
Statista. "Amazon Biome as a Share of Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Brazil from 2010 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340872/greenhouse-gas-emissions-amazon-share-brazil/
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Amazon biome as a share of net greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil from 2010 to 2022 [Graph], Statista, December 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340872/greenhouse-gas-emissions-amazon-share-brazil/