Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions, Brazil or USSR?

Brazil, at 15,703 kt against 11,109 kt in USSR as of 2050.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs USSR: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4)

Brazil

15,703 kt

in 2050

USSR

11,109 kt

in 1991

Brazil rank

3rd

USSR rank

6th

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) over time

Brazil
USSR

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 15,703 kt against 11,109 kt in USSR, a difference of 4,594 kt.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times USSR's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 6th of 228 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	4,084 kt	9,181 kt	5,097 kt	USSR
1970s	5,840 kt	10,526 kt	4,686 kt	USSR
1980s	8,079 kt	11,416 kt	3,337 kt	USSR
1990s	9,323 kt	11,220 kt	1,897 kt	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions, Brazil or USSR?: Brazil, at 15,703 kt against 11,109 kt in USSR as of 2050.
What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions between Brazil and USSR?: 4,594 kt, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Brazil and USSR rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions?: Brazil ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 6th of 228 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4). 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 livestock — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 261 places, 15,473 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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