Brazil vs China: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Brazil
125.17 kt
in 2023
China
202.49 kt
in 2023
Brazil rank
4th
China rank
2nd

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Brazil
  • China
0100200300400199020062023

How they compare

China currently reports 202.49 kt against 125.17 kt in Brazil, a difference of 77.32 kt.

That makes China's figure about 1.6 times Brazil's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 2nd of 98 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil China Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0129 kt 375.51 kt 375.5 kt China
2010s 3.1 kt 322.23 kt 319.14 kt China
2020s 104.97 kt 207.73 kt 102.76 kt China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Brazil or China?
China, at 202.49 kt against 125.17 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Brazil and China?
77.32 kt, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Brazil and China rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 2nd of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Processing — 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
138 places, 3,653 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