Brazil vs India: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

Brazil
621.19 Mt CO2e
in 2024
India
861.61 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Brazil rank
4th
India rank
2nd

Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time

  • Brazil
  • India
200400600800197019972024

How they compare

India currently reports 861.61 Mt CO2e against 621.19 Mt CO2e in Brazil, a difference of 240.42 Mt CO2e.

That makes India's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil India Difference Ahead
1970s 219.65 Mt CO2e 479.06 Mt CO2e 259.41 Mt CO2e India
1980s 307.17 Mt CO2e 583.74 Mt CO2e 276.57 Mt CO2e India
1990s 383.97 Mt CO2e 642.88 Mt CO2e 258.91 Mt CO2e India
2000s 476.4 Mt CO2e 703.81 Mt CO2e 227.41 Mt CO2e India
2010s 554.11 Mt CO2e 763.03 Mt CO2e 208.92 Mt CO2e India
2020s 610.17 Mt CO2e 824.1 Mt CO2e 213.93 Mt CO2e India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Brazil or India?
India, at 861.61 Mt CO2e against 621.19 Mt CO2e in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Brazil and India?
240.42 Mt CO2e, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Brazil and India rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 203 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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
250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).