Australia vs Brazil: Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total Nitrous oxide
Australia
4,133 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2023
Brazil
12,342 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2022
Australia rank
4th
Brazil rank
1st
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total Nitrous oxide over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 12,342 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 4,133 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Australia, a difference of 8,209 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
That makes Brazil's figure about 3.0 times Australia's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 1st of 38 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,153 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 15,234 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 11,081 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Brazil |
| 2000s | 5,060 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 19,438 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 14,378 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Brazil |
| 2010s | 4,708 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 8,111 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 3,403 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Brazil |
| 2020s | 3,597 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 12,081 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 8,483 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — total nitrous oxide, Australia or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 12,342 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 4,133 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — total nitrous oxide between Australia and Brazil?
- 8,209 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, with Brazil 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 — total nitrous oxide?
- Australia ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 1st of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total Nitrous oxide (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.