Brazil vs Low & middle income: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste

Brazil
3.82 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Low & middle income
101.25 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Brazil rank
4th
Low & middle income rank
3rd

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste over time

  • Brazil
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 101.25 Mt CO2e against 3.82 Mt CO2e in Brazil, a difference of 97.43 Mt CO2e.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 26.5 times Brazil's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 4th and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 203 countries.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 1.08 Mt CO2e 27.58 Mt CO2e 26.5 Mt CO2e Low & middle income
1980s 1.43 Mt CO2e 37.62 Mt CO2e 36.19 Mt CO2e Low & middle income
1990s 2.04 Mt CO2e 50.16 Mt CO2e 48.12 Mt CO2e Low & middle income
2000s 2.65 Mt CO2e 62.79 Mt CO2e 60.14 Mt CO2e Low & middle income
2010s 3.53 Mt CO2e 84.07 Mt CO2e 80.53 Mt CO2e Low & middle income
2020s 3.75 Mt CO2e 97.8 Mt CO2e 94.05 Mt CO2e Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste, Brazil or Low & middle income?
Low & middle income, at 101.25 Mt CO2e against 3.82 Mt CO2e in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste between Brazil and Low & middle income?
97.43 Mt CO2e, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Low & middle income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Low & middle income rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste?
Brazil ranks 4th and Low & middle income ranks 3rd 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (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
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (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 nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).