Brazil vs United States: Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre

Brazil
0.0005 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0005 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
106th
United States rank
105th

Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre over time

  • Brazil
  • United States
0000.0010.0010.001196119922023

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.0005 kt per square kilometre against 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 0 kt per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 106th and United States ranks 105th of 186 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 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre United States
1970s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre United States
1980s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre United States
1990s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre United States
2000s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre United States
2010s 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre United States
2020s 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, Brazil or United States?
United States, at 0.0005 kt per square kilometre against 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between Brazil and United States?
0 kt per square kilometre, 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 (ch4), per square kilometre?
Brazil ranks 106th and United States ranks 105th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.