Brazil vs United States: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 138,320 kt against 124,600 kt in Brazil, a difference of 13,720 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 | 18,608 kt | 176,120 kt | 157,512 kt | United States |
| 1970s | 31,326 kt | 228,816 kt | 197,490 kt | United States |
| 1980s | 52,864 kt | 239,400 kt | 186,536 kt | United States |
| 1990s | 75,376 kt | 215,936 kt | 140,560 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 93,268 kt | 154,252 kt | 60,984 kt | United States |
| 2010s | 107,884 kt | 132,384 kt | 24,500 kt | United States |
| 2020s | 121,870 kt | 137,270 kt | 15,400 kt | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Brazil or United States?
- United States, at 138,320 kt against 124,600 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Brazil and United States?
- 13,720 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 (co2eq) from ch4?
- 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). 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