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Brazil vs United States: Methane emissions

Brazil
579.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
United States
818.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Brazil rank
4th
United States rank
3rd

Methane emissions over time

  • Brazil
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 818.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 579.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Brazil, a difference of 238.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 199 countries.

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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.