Which has higher waste — emissions, Brazil or USSR?

Brazil, at 4,450 kt against 3,560 kt in USSR as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

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.

Brazil vs USSR: Waste — Emissions

Brazil

4,450 kt

in 2023

USSR

3,560 kt

in 1991

Brazil rank

7th

USSR rank

9th

Waste — Emissions over time

Brazil
USSR

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 4,450 kt against 3,560 kt in USSR, a difference of 890 kt.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times USSR's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 7th and USSR ranks 9th of 232 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	664.56 kt	2,385 kt	1,721 kt	USSR
1970s	1,119 kt	3,077 kt	1,959 kt	USSR
1980s	1,888 kt	3,542 kt	1,654 kt	USSR
1990s	2,335 kt	3,598 kt	1,263 kt	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Brazil or USSR?: Brazil, at 4,450 kt against 3,560 kt in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Brazil and USSR?: 890 kt, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Brazil and USSR rank globally for waste — emissions?: Brazil ranks 7th and USSR ranks 9th 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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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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