Brazil vs China: Methane emissions
Brazil
579.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
China
1.59 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Brazil rank
4th
China rank
1st
Methane emissions over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 1.59 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 579.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Brazil, a difference of 1.01 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes China's figure about 2.7 times Brazil's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 199 countries.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.