Brazil vs China: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use
Brazil
0.0726 °C
in 2024
China
0.047 °C
in 2024
Brazil rank
1st
China rank
3rd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.0726 °C against 0.047 °C in China, a difference of 0.0256 °C.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was China ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and China ranks 3rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and China in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | China |
| 1860s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0004 °C | China |
| 1870s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0002 °C | China |
| 1880s | 0.001 °C | 0.0011 °C | 0.0001 °C | China |
| 1890s | 0.0016 °C | 0.002 °C | 0.0004 °C | China |
| 1900s | 0.0024 °C | 0.0033 °C | 0.0009 °C | China |
| 1910s | 0.0037 °C | 0.0051 °C | 0.0014 °C | China |
| 1920s | 0.0056 °C | 0.0072 °C | 0.0017 °C | China |
| 1930s | 0.0075 °C | 0.0097 °C | 0.0022 °C | China |
| 1940s | 0.0093 °C | 0.0127 °C | 0.0033 °C | China |
| 1950s | 0.0125 °C | 0.017 °C | 0.0045 °C | China |
| 1960s | 0.0178 °C | 0.0216 °C | 0.0038 °C | China |
| 1970s | 0.0244 °C | 0.0282 °C | 0.0038 °C | China |
| 1980s | 0.0326 °C | 0.0346 °C | 0.002 °C | China |
| 1990s | 0.0424 °C | 0.0398 °C | 0.0027 °C | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.0542 °C | 0.0442 °C | 0.0099 °C | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.064 °C | 0.0466 °C | 0.0175 °C | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.0707 °C | 0.0469 °C | 0.0238 °C | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use, Brazil or China?
- Brazil, at 0.0726 °C against 0.047 °C in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use between Brazil and China?
- 0.0256 °C, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use?
- Brazil ranks 1st and China ranks 3rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.