Which has higher manure applied to soils — indirect emissions, Brazil or USSR?

USSR, at 38.1 kt against 13.79 kt in Brazil as of 1991.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Manure applied to Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs USSR: Manure applied to Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O)

Brazil

13.79 kt

in 2050

USSR

38.1 kt

in 1991

Brazil rank

7th

USSR rank

4th

Manure applied to Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O) over time

Brazil
USSR

How they compare

USSR currently reports 38.1 kt against 13.79 kt in Brazil, a difference of 24.31 kt.

That makes USSR's figure about 2.8 times Brazil's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 7th and USSR ranks 4th of 228 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	4.97 kt	29.72 kt	24.76 kt	USSR
1970s	6.6 kt	34.97 kt	28.37 kt	USSR
1980s	8.14 kt	39.15 kt	31 kt	USSR
1990s	9.04 kt	38.57 kt	29.52 kt	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manure applied to soils — indirect emissions, Brazil or USSR?: USSR, at 38.1 kt against 13.79 kt in Brazil as of 1991.
What is the difference in manure applied to soils — indirect emissions between Brazil and USSR?: 24.31 kt, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Brazil and USSR rank globally for manure applied to soils — indirect emissions?: Brazil ranks 7th and USSR ranks 4th of 228 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Manure applied to Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Manure applied to Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 261 places, 15,473 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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