Brazil vs China: Agrifood systems — Emissions
Agrifood systems — Emissions over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 25,287 kt against 17,808 kt in Brazil, a difference of 7,479 kt.
That makes China's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 5th and China ranks 3rd of 257 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,060 kt | 23,358 kt | 10,298 kt | China |
| 2000s | 15,145 kt | 24,503 kt | 9,358 kt | China |
| 2010s | 16,576 kt | 24,568 kt | 7,992 kt | China |
| 2020s | 17,340 kt | 25,074 kt | 7,734 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions, Brazil or China?
- China, at 25,287 kt against 17,808 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions between Brazil and China?
- 7,479 kt, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for agrifood systems — emissions?
- Brazil ranks 5th and China ranks 3rd of 257 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
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