Brazil vs World: Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture

Brazil
471.81 Mt CO2e
in 2024
World
4,334 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Brazil rank
3rd
World rank
1st

Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture over time

  • Brazil
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 4,334 Mt CO2e against 471.81 Mt CO2e in Brazil, a difference of 3,862 Mt CO2e.

That makes World's figure about 9.2 times Brazil's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 201 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil World Difference Ahead
1970s 175.72 Mt CO2e 3,053 Mt CO2e 2,877 Mt CO2e World
1980s 238.42 Mt CO2e 3,405 Mt CO2e 3,167 Mt CO2e World
1990s 306.02 Mt CO2e 3,564 Mt CO2e 3,258 Mt CO2e World
2000s 376.66 Mt CO2e 3,723 Mt CO2e 3,346 Mt CO2e World
2010s 432.3 Mt CO2e 4,049 Mt CO2e 3,617 Mt CO2e World
2020s 467.02 Mt CO2e 4,277 Mt CO2e 3,810 Mt CO2e World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture, Brazil or World?
World, at 4,334 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 World?
3,862 Mt CO2e, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and World?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Brazil and World rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture?
Brazil ranks 3rd and World 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

Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 13,637 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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).