Brazil vs North America: Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes over time
- Brazil
- North America
How they compare
North America currently reports 1.21 Mt CO2e against 0.1445 Mt CO2e in Brazil, a difference of 1.07 Mt CO2e.
That makes North America's figure about 8.4 times Brazil's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 16th and North America ranks 18th of 94 countries.
North America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.151 Mt CO2e | 0.7609 Mt CO2e | 0.6099 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 1980s | 0.1027 Mt CO2e | 0.8125 Mt CO2e | 0.7099 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 1990s | 0.1202 Mt CO2e | 0.9866 Mt CO2e | 0.8663 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2000s | 0.1474 Mt CO2e | 0.7404 Mt CO2e | 0.5931 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2010s | 0.1538 Mt CO2e | 0.8068 Mt CO2e | 0.6529 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2020s | 0.1498 Mt CO2e | 1.19 Mt CO2e | 1.05 Mt CO2e | North America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes, Brazil or North America?
- North America, at 1.21 Mt CO2e against 0.1445 Mt CO2e in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes between Brazil and North America?
- 1.07 Mt CO2e, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and North America?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and North America rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes?
- Brazil ranks 16th and North America ranks 18th of 94 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 Processes (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 processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).