Brazil vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) over time
- Brazil
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 75.76 Mt CO2e against 4.06 Mt CO2e in Brazil, a difference of 71.7 Mt CO2e.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 18.7 times Brazil's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 197 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.94 Mt CO2e | 28.33 Mt CO2e | 20.39 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 5.33 Mt CO2e | 34.06 Mt CO2e | 28.73 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 3.3 Mt CO2e | 44.86 Mt CO2e | 41.56 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 3.66 Mt CO2e | 52.93 Mt CO2e | 49.27 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 3.5 Mt CO2e | 64.15 Mt CO2e | 60.65 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 3.99 Mt CO2e | 74.06 Mt CO2e | 70.07 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy), Brazil or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 75.76 Mt CO2e against 4.06 Mt CO2e in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) between Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 71.7 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
- Brazil ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 197 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 Building (Energy) (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 building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).