Brazil vs European Union: Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy)

Brazil
2.37 Mt CO2e
in 2024
European Union
1.28 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Brazil rank
3rd
European Union rank
1st

Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) over time

  • Brazil
  • European Union
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 2.37 Mt CO2e against 1.28 Mt CO2e in European Union, a difference of 1.09 Mt CO2e.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.9 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was European Union ahead.

Brazil ranks 3rd and European Union ranks 1st of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and European Union in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil European Union Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8115 Mt CO2e 1.21 Mt CO2e 0.4034 Mt CO2e European Union
1980s 1.6 Mt CO2e 1.24 Mt CO2e 0.3616 Mt CO2e Brazil
1990s 1.62 Mt CO2e 1.16 Mt CO2e 0.4607 Mt CO2e Brazil
2000s 2.09 Mt CO2e 1.14 Mt CO2e 0.9466 Mt CO2e Brazil
2010s 2.12 Mt CO2e 1.22 Mt CO2e 0.9002 Mt CO2e Brazil
2020s 2.26 Mt CO2e 1.29 Mt CO2e 0.9683 Mt CO2e Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from industrial combustion (energy), Brazil or European Union?
Brazil, at 2.37 Mt CO2e against 1.28 Mt CO2e in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) between Brazil and European Union?
1.09 Mt CO2e, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and European Union?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Brazil and European Union rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
Brazil ranks 3rd and European Union ranks 1st of 193 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 Industrial Combustion (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

Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (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
240 places, 13,200 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial combustion (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.2 Manufacturing Industries and Construction. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).