Brazil vs China, mainland: AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)

Brazil
175,343 kt
in 2023
China, mainland
294,772 kt
in 2023
Brazil rank
5th
China, mainland rank
3rd

AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) over time

  • Brazil
  • China, mainland
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How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 294,772 kt against 175,343 kt in Brazil, a difference of 119,429 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.7 times Brazil's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 257 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil China, mainland Difference Ahead
1990s 98,720 kt 253,594 kt 154,874 kt China, mainland
2000s 124,568 kt 290,363 kt 165,794 kt China, mainland
2010s 147,067 kt 310,650 kt 163,584 kt China, mainland
2020s 171,826 kt 293,642 kt 121,816 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Brazil or China, mainland?
China, mainland, at 294,772 kt against 175,343 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Brazil and China, mainland?
119,429 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China, mainland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Brazil and China, mainland rank globally for afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Brazil ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 257 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
291 places, 9,669 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