Brazil vs United States: Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 471.81 Mt CO2e against 257.35 Mt CO2e in United States, a difference of 214.46 Mt CO2e.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.8 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 175.72 Mt CO2e | 253.23 Mt CO2e | 77.5 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 1980s | 238.42 Mt CO2e | 247.58 Mt CO2e | 9.16 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 1990s | 306.02 Mt CO2e | 245.42 Mt CO2e | 60.6 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
| 2000s | 376.66 Mt CO2e | 252.08 Mt CO2e | 124.58 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
| 2010s | 432.3 Mt CO2e | 259.38 Mt CO2e | 172.92 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
| 2020s | 467.02 Mt CO2e | 263.45 Mt CO2e | 203.56 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture, Brazil or United States?
- Brazil, at 471.81 Mt CO2e against 257.35 Mt CO2e in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture between Brazil and United States?
- 214.46 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 methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th 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).