Brazil vs United States: Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita

Brazil
0.27 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
United States
0.31 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Brazil rank
29th
United States rank
26th

Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita over time

  • Brazil
  • United States
0.10.20.30.4199020062023

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.31 t CO2eq/cap against 0.27 t CO2eq/cap in Brazil, a difference of 0.04 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 29th and United States ranks 26th of 215 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil United States Difference Ahead
1990s 0.122 t CO2eq/cap 0.358 t CO2eq/cap 0.236 t CO2eq/cap United States
2000s 0.147 t CO2eq/cap 0.338 t CO2eq/cap 0.191 t CO2eq/cap United States
2010s 0.194 t CO2eq/cap 0.325 t CO2eq/cap 0.131 t CO2eq/cap United States
2020s 0.265 t CO2eq/cap 0.3075 t CO2eq/cap 0.0425 t CO2eq/cap United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from crops — emissions per capita, Brazil or United States?
United States, at 0.31 t CO2eq/cap against 0.27 t CO2eq/cap in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions from crops — emissions per capita between Brazil and United States?
0.04 t CO2eq/cap, with United States 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 emissions from crops — emissions per capita?
Brazil ranks 29th and United States ranks 26th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
247 places, 8,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.