Brazil vs United States: Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.37 Mt CO2e against 1.54 Mt CO2e in United States, a difference of 0.83 Mt CO2e.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 193 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 | 0.8115 Mt CO2e | 1.98 Mt CO2e | 1.17 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 1980s | 1.6 Mt CO2e | 2.14 Mt CO2e | 0.5408 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 1990s | 1.62 Mt CO2e | 1.07 Mt CO2e | 0.5552 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
| 2000s | 2.09 Mt CO2e | 1.64 Mt CO2e | 0.4534 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2.12 Mt CO2e | 1.53 Mt CO2e | 0.5929 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
| 2020s | 2.26 Mt CO2e | 1.53 Mt CO2e | 0.7311 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 United States?
- Brazil, at 2.37 Mt CO2e against 1.54 Mt CO2e in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) between Brazil and United States?
- 0.83 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 industrial combustion (energy)?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th 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
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).