Brazil vs China, mainland: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Brazil
177,799 kt
in 2023
China, mainland
300,579 kt
in 2023
Brazil rank
5th
China, mainland rank
3rd

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Brazil
  • China, mainland
100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k199020062023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 300,579 kt against 177,799 kt in Brazil, a difference of 122,780 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.7 times Brazil's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 222 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil China, mainland Difference Ahead
1990s 99,904 kt 256,781 kt 156,877 kt China, mainland
2000s 126,006 kt 294,077 kt 168,071 kt China, mainland
2010s 148,927 kt 315,472 kt 166,546 kt China, mainland
2020s 174,146 kt 299,300 kt 125,153 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Brazil or China, mainland?
China, mainland, at 300,579 kt against 177,799 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Brazil and China, mainland?
122,780 kt, with China, mainland 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 n2o?
Brazil ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 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