Brazil vs China: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food
Brazil
7.4%
in 2015
China
13.5%
in 2015
Brazil rank
4th
China rank
1st
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 13.5% against 7.4% in Brazil, a difference of 6.1%.
That makes China's figure about 1.8 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 217 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 10.6% | 0.4% | China |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 11.5% | 1.0% | China |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 13.7% | 5.9% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food, Brazil or China?
- China, at 13.5% against 7.4% in Brazil as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food between Brazil and China?
- 6.1%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.