Brazil vs United States: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Brazil
0.0149 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0151 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
106th
United States rank
105th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Brazil
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 0.0151 kt per square kilometre against 0.0149 kt per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 0.0002 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 0.0022 kt per square kilometre 0.0192 kt per square kilometre 0.017 kt per square kilometre United States
1970s 0.0037 kt per square kilometre 0.025 kt per square kilometre 0.0212 kt per square kilometre United States
1980s 0.0063 kt per square kilometre 0.0261 kt per square kilometre 0.0198 kt per square kilometre United States
1990s 0.009 kt per square kilometre 0.0236 kt per square kilometre 0.0146 kt per square kilometre United States
2000s 0.0112 kt per square kilometre 0.0168 kt per square kilometre 0.0057 kt per square kilometre United States
2010s 0.0129 kt per square kilometre 0.0145 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre United States
2020s 0.0146 kt per square kilometre 0.015 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Brazil or United States?
United States, at 0.0151 kt per square kilometre against 0.0149 kt per square kilometre in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Brazil and United States?
0.0002 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 (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.