Brazil vs United States of America: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC

Brazil
4,830 kt
in 2015
United States of America
477.62 kt
in 2020
Brazil rank
1st
United States of America rank
4th

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC over time

  • Brazil
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 4,830 kt against 477.62 kt in United States of America, a difference of 4,352 kt.

That makes Brazil's figure about 10.1 times United States of America's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 4th of 40 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 3,123 kt 420.43 kt 2,703 kt Brazil
2000s 3,903 kt 458.4 kt 3,445 kt Brazil
2010s 4,881 kt 470.37 kt 4,411 kt Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc, Brazil or United States of America?
Brazil, at 4,830 kt against 477.62 kt in United States of America as of 2015.
What is the difference in burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc between Brazil and United States of America?
4,352 kt, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?
26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Brazil and United States of America rank globally for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc?
Brazil ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 4th of 40 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
48 places, 1,025 data points, 1990–2020
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