Brazil vs China, mainland: Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions over time
- Brazil
- China, mainland
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 858,014 kt against 96,241 kt in Brazil, a difference of 761,773 kt.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 8.9 times Brazil's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 6th 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 | 30,781 kt | 164,713 kt | 133,932 kt | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 43,644 kt | 464,798 kt | 421,154 kt | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 65,518 kt | 729,264 kt | 663,746 kt | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 90,820 kt | 822,010 kt | 731,190 kt | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions, Brazil or China, mainland?
- China, mainland, at 858,014 kt against 96,241 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions between Brazil and China, mainland?
- 761,773 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 energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions?
- Brazil ranks 6th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.