Brazil vs United States: Agrifood systems — Emissions
Agrifood systems — Emissions over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 17,808 kt against 10,316 kt in United States, a difference of 7,492 kt.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.7 times United States's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 5th and United States ranks 6th of 257 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,060 kt | 10,378 kt | 2,682 kt | Brazil |
| 2000s | 15,145 kt | 10,398 kt | 4,746 kt | Brazil |
| 2010s | 16,576 kt | 10,341 kt | 6,235 kt | Brazil |
| 2020s | 17,340 kt | 10,452 kt | 6,888 kt | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions, Brazil or United States?
- Brazil, at 17,808 kt against 10,316 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions between Brazil and United States?
- 7,492 kt, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for agrifood systems — emissions?
- Brazil ranks 5th and United States ranks 6th 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.
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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