Australia vs Brazil: Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Field burning of

Australia
372.58 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2023
Brazil
278.86 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2022
Australia rank
3rd
Brazil rank
4th

Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Field burning of over time

  • Australia
  • Brazil
05001.0k1.5k199020062023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 372.58 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 278.86 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Brazil, a difference of 93.72 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.

Australia ranks 3rd and Brazil ranks 4th of 26 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Brazil in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Brazil Difference Ahead
1990s 359.45 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 1,115 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 755.86 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent Brazil
2000s 285.92 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 1,318 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 1,032 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent Brazil
2010s 246.64 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 577.69 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 331.05 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent Brazil
2020s 286.21 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 278.04 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 8.17 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — field burning of, Australia or Brazil?
Australia, at 372.58 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 278.86 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — field burning of between Australia and Brazil?
93.72 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — field burning of?
Australia ranks 3rd and Brazil ranks 4th of 26 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Field burning of agricultural residues. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Field burning of agricultural residues
Unit
Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
32 places, 1,004 data points, 1988–2023
Last refreshed