Brazil vs United States: Waste — Emissions
Waste — Emissions over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 4,940 kt against 4,450 kt in Brazil, a difference of 490 kt.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th of 232 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 664.56 kt | 6,290 kt | 5,625 kt | United States |
| 1970s | 1,119 kt | 8,172 kt | 7,053 kt | United States |
| 1980s | 1,888 kt | 8,550 kt | 6,662 kt | United States |
| 1990s | 2,692 kt | 7,712 kt | 5,020 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 3,331 kt | 5,509 kt | 2,178 kt | United States |
| 2010s | 3,853 kt | 4,728 kt | 875 kt | United States |
| 2020s | 4,352 kt | 4,902 kt | 550 kt | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Brazil or United States?
- United States, at 4,940 kt against 4,450 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Brazil and United States?
- 490 kt, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Brazil ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th 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