Greenhouse gas emissions from land use changes and deforestation in Brazil amounted to nearly 998 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2020. This represents an increase of roughly 24 percent compared to the previous year. In the period of consideration, figures fluctuated, peaking at over 2.1 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2003.
Greenhouse gas emissions from land use change and deforestation in Brazil from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
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Statistics on Deforestation in Brazil
Overview
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Scale
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- Premium Statistic Land cover in Brazil 1985-2021, by habitat and use
- Basic Statistic Land cover change in Brazil 1985-2021, by habitat and use
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- Basic Statistic Tree cover loss in Brazil 2001-2021, by key state
- Basic Statistic Tree cover loss in Brazil 2021, by cause
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Effects
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- Premium Statistic GHG emissions in Brazil 2020, by sector
- Premium Statistic GHG emissions from land use and forest change in Brazil 1990-2020
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Sistema de Estimativas de Emissões e Remoções de Gases de Efeito Estufa. (September 7, 2022). Greenhouse gas emissions from land use change and deforestation in Brazil from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331593/ghg-emissions-due-to-land-and-forest-use-brazil/
Sistema de Estimativas de Emissões e Remoções de Gases de Efeito Estufa. "Greenhouse gas emissions from land use change and deforestation in Brazil from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. September 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331593/ghg-emissions-due-to-land-and-forest-use-brazil/
Sistema de Estimativas de Emissões e Remoções de Gases de Efeito Estufa. (2022). Greenhouse gas emissions from land use change and deforestation in Brazil from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331593/ghg-emissions-due-to-land-and-forest-use-brazil/
Sistema de Estimativas de Emissões e Remoções de Gases de Efeito Estufa. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Land Use Change and Deforestation in Brazil from 1990 to 2020 (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331593/ghg-emissions-due-to-land-and-forest-use-brazil/
Sistema de Estimativas de Emissões e Remoções de Gases de Efeito Estufa, Greenhouse gas emissions from land use change and deforestation in Brazil from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331593/ghg-emissions-due-to-land-and-forest-use-brazil/ (last visited February 03, 2023)
Greenhouse gas emissions from land use change and deforestation in Brazil from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Sistema de Estimativas de Emissões e Remoções de Gases de Efeito Estufa, September 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331593/ghg-emissions-due-to-land-and-forest-use-brazil/