Brazil vs China, mainland: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Brazil
162,406 kt
in 2023
China, mainland
260,544 kt
in 2023
Brazil rank
5th
China, mainland rank
3rd

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Brazil
  • China, mainland
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How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 260,544 kt against 162,406 kt in Brazil, a difference of 98,138 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.6 times Brazil's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 225 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 34,333 kt 58,272 kt 23,938 kt China, mainland
1970s 50,889 kt 92,333 kt 41,443 kt China, mainland
1980s 70,241 kt 154,987 kt 84,745 kt China, mainland
1990s 85,099 kt 220,190 kt 135,091 kt China, mainland
2000s 109,640 kt 255,381 kt 145,740 kt China, mainland
2010s 131,911 kt 278,752 kt 146,841 kt China, mainland
2020s 156,411 kt 260,343 kt 103,932 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Brazil or China, mainland?
China, mainland, at 260,544 kt against 162,406 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Brazil and China, mainland?
98,138 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China, mainland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and China, mainland rank globally for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Brazil ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 225 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural Soils — 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
279 places, 15,432 data points, 1961–2023
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