Brazil vs United States: AFOLU — Emissions
AFOLU — Emissions over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 14,886 kt against 7,706 kt in United States, a difference of 7,180 kt.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.9 times United States's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 256 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,625 kt | 8,140 kt | 2,484 kt | Brazil |
| 2000s | 12,594 kt | 7,980 kt | 4,614 kt | Brazil |
| 2010s | 13,600 kt | 7,820 kt | 5,781 kt | Brazil |
| 2020s | 14,428 kt | 7,886 kt | 6,542 kt | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher afolu — emissions, Brazil or United States?
- Brazil, at 14,886 kt against 7,706 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in afolu — emissions between Brazil and United States?
- 7,180 kt, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for afolu — emissions?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 256 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf