Brazil vs United States: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 13.2 Mt CO2e against 6.84 Mt CO2e in United States, a difference of 6.36 Mt CO2e.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.9 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 109 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.45 Mt CO2e | 3.43 Mt CO2e | 1.97 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 1980s | 2.03 Mt CO2e | 3.99 Mt CO2e | 1.96 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 1990s | 3.01 Mt CO2e | 4.91 Mt CO2e | 1.9 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 2000s | 5.69 Mt CO2e | 5.56 Mt CO2e | 0.128 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
| 2010s | 8.54 Mt CO2e | 6.45 Mt CO2e | 2.09 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
| 2020s | 12.68 Mt CO2e | 6.75 Mt CO2e | 5.92 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture, Brazil or United States?
- Brazil, at 13.2 Mt CO2e against 6.84 Mt CO2e in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture between Brazil and United States?
- 6.36 Mt CO2e, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.2 Liming, 3.C.3 Urea application, 3.C.4 Direct N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.5 Indirect N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.6 Indirect N2O Emissions from manure management, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).