Brazil vs United States: GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 551,038 against 362,114 in United States, a difference of 188,924.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 204 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 384,038 | 380,572 | 3,466 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 471,762 | 358,531 | 113,231 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 533,186 | 355,384 | 177,802 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane, Brazil or United States?
- Brazil, at 551,038 against 362,114 in United States as of 2015.
- What is the difference in ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane between Brazil and United States?
- 188,924, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021), published as GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GHG emissions from food systems disaggregated by gas are generated from EDGAR-FOOD, a global emission inventory of GHGs from the food systems. EDGAR-FOOD has been developed to aid the understanding of the activities underlying the energy demand and use, agriculture and land use change emissions associated with the production, distribution, consumption and disposal of food through the various stages and sectors of the composite global food system. These data were complemented with data from the FAOSTAT database on GHG emissions from land use related to agriculture (FAO, 2020). EDGAR-FOOD represents the first database consistently covering each stage of the food chain for all countries with yearly frequency for the period 1990-2015. Details regarding the methodology applied are available in Crippa et al. (2021).