Brazil vs India: Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 572.27 Mt CO2e against 471.81 Mt CO2e in Brazil, a difference of 100.46 Mt CO2e.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 3rd and India ranks 1st of 201 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 175.72 Mt CO2e | 365.75 Mt CO2e | 190.03 Mt CO2e | India |
| 1980s | 238.42 Mt CO2e | 428.66 Mt CO2e | 190.24 Mt CO2e | India |
| 1990s | 306.02 Mt CO2e | 473.6 Mt CO2e | 167.59 Mt CO2e | India |
| 2000s | 376.66 Mt CO2e | 499.75 Mt CO2e | 123.09 Mt CO2e | India |
| 2010s | 432.3 Mt CO2e | 529.5 Mt CO2e | 97.2 Mt CO2e | India |
| 2020s | 467.02 Mt CO2e | 559.41 Mt CO2e | 92.39 Mt CO2e | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture, Brazil or India?
- India, at 572.27 Mt CO2e against 471.81 Mt CO2e in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture between Brazil and India?
- 100.46 Mt CO2e, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and India ranks 1st 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.
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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).