Argentina vs Brazil: Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture over time
- Argentina
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 471.81 Mt CO2e against 105.38 Mt CO2e in Argentina, a difference of 366.43 Mt CO2e.
That makes Brazil's figure about 4.5 times Argentina's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 6th and Brazil ranks 3rd of 201 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 103.17 Mt CO2e | 175.72 Mt CO2e | 72.56 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
| 1980s | 100.37 Mt CO2e | 238.42 Mt CO2e | 138.04 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
| 1990s | 99.23 Mt CO2e | 306.02 Mt CO2e | 206.78 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
| 2000s | 106.73 Mt CO2e | 376.66 Mt CO2e | 269.94 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
| 2010s | 102.13 Mt CO2e | 432.3 Mt CO2e | 330.18 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
| 2020s | 105.03 Mt CO2e | 467.02 Mt CO2e | 361.98 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture, Argentina or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 471.81 Mt CO2e against 105.38 Mt CO2e in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture between Argentina and Brazil?
- 366.43 Mt CO2e, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture?
- Argentina ranks 6th and Brazil ranks 3rd of 201 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 Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), 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.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).