Brazil vs Pakistan: Methane emissions

Brazil
579.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Pakistan
228.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Brazil rank
4th
Pakistan rank
7th

Methane emissions over time

  • Brazil
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 579.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 228.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Pakistan, a difference of 351.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Brazil's figure about 2.5 times Pakistan's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 7th of 199 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Pakistan Difference Ahead
1850s 15.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brazil
1860s 17.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brazil
1870s 20.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brazil
1880s 23.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brazil
1890s 28.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brazil
1900s 35.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brazil
1910s 47.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brazil
1920s 65.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 45.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brazil
1930s 77.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 54.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brazil
1940s 88.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 60.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brazil
1950s 117.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 80.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brazil
1960s 161.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 46.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 114.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brazil
1970s 232.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 57.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 175.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brazil
1980s 327.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 75.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 252.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brazil
1990s 388.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 99.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 289.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brazil
2000s 472.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 130.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 341.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brazil
2010s 515.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 171.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 343.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brazil
2020s 558.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 215.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 343.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Brazil or Pakistan?
Brazil, at 579.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 228.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Brazil and Pakistan?
351.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Pakistan?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Pakistan rank globally for methane emissions?
Brazil ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 7th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.