Brazil vs China: AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 416,817 kt against 399,475 kt in China, a difference of 17,342 kt.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and China ranks 4th of 256 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 297,487 kt | 402,012 kt | 104,525 kt | China |
| 2000s | 352,631 kt | 400,437 kt | 47,805 kt | China |
| 2010s | 380,813 kt | 382,322 kt | 1,509 kt | China |
| 2020s | 403,996 kt | 394,220 kt | 9,776 kt | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Brazil or China?
- Brazil, at 416,817 kt against 399,475 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Brazil and China?
- 17,342 kt, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and China ranks 4th of 256 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). 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