Brazil vs Europe: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Brazil
- Europe
How they compare
Europe currently reports 10,070 kt against 4,450 kt in Brazil, a difference of 5,620 kt.
That makes Europe's figure about 2.3 times Brazil's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 7th and Europe ranks 8th of 232 countries.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 664.56 kt | 9,598 kt | 8,934 kt | Europe |
| 1970s | 1,119 kt | 12,039 kt | 10,920 kt | Europe |
| 1980s | 1,888 kt | 12,756 kt | 10,868 kt | Europe |
| 1990s | 2,692 kt | 12,423 kt | 9,731 kt | Europe |
| 2000s | 3,331 kt | 11,055 kt | 7,724 kt | Europe |
| 2010s | 3,853 kt | 9,622 kt | 5,769 kt | Europe |
| 2020s | 4,352 kt | 9,963 kt | 5,610 kt | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Brazil or Europe?
- Europe, at 10,070 kt against 4,450 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Brazil and Europe?
- 5,620 kt, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Europe rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Europe ranks 8th of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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