Brazil vs China, mainland: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Brazil
417,921 kt
in 2023
China, mainland
405,871 kt
in 2023
Brazil rank
3rd
China, mainland rank
5th

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Brazil
  • China, mainland
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199020062023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 417,921 kt against 405,871 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 12,050 kt.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China, mainland ahead.

Brazil ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 5th of 221 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and China, mainland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil China, mainland Difference Ahead
1990s 297,551 kt 403,293 kt 105,742 kt China, mainland
2000s 352,890 kt 403,088 kt 50,198 kt China, mainland
2010s 381,450 kt 387,572 kt 6,121 kt China, mainland
2020s 405,024 kt 400,480 kt 4,543 kt Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Brazil or China, mainland?
Brazil, at 417,921 kt against 405,871 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Brazil and China, mainland?
12,050 kt, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China, mainland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Brazil and China, mainland rank globally for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Brazil ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 5th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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