Brazil vs United States: AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Brazil
416,817 kt
in 2023
United States
215,766 kt
in 2023
Brazil rank
3rd
United States rank
6th

AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Brazil
  • United States
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 416,817 kt against 215,766 kt in United States, a difference of 201,051 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 297,487 kt 227,928 kt 69,558 kt Brazil
2000s 352,631 kt 223,442 kt 129,189 kt Brazil
2010s 380,813 kt 218,956 kt 161,857 kt Brazil
2020s 403,996 kt 220,817 kt 183,179 kt Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Brazil or United States?
Brazil, at 416,817 kt against 215,766 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Brazil and United States?
201,051 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 (co2eq) from ch4?
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 (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

Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
290 places, 9,635 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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