Brazil vs United States of America: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq)

Brazil
22,680 kt
in 2023
United States of America
72,978 kt
in 2023
Brazil rank
6th
United States of America rank
5th

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Brazil
  • United States of America
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119922023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 72,978 kt against 22,680 kt in Brazil, a difference of 50,298 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 3.2 times Brazil's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 5th of 199 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 1,693 kt 33,015 kt 31,322 kt United States of America
1970s 3,208 kt 52,422 kt 49,214 kt United States of America
1980s 4,455 kt 59,762 kt 55,307 kt United States of America
1990s 5,475 kt 65,525 kt 60,050 kt United States of America
2000s 8,735 kt 67,912 kt 59,176 kt United States of America
2010s 14,180 kt 73,657 kt 59,477 kt United States of America
2020s 21,576 kt 72,722 kt 51,147 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq), Brazil or United States of America?
United States of America, at 72,978 kt against 22,680 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) between Brazil and United States of America?
50,298 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and United States of America rank globally for cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq)?
Brazil ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
248 places, 13,971 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.