Brazil vs China: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture

Brazil
146.31 Mt CO2e
in 2024
China
249.49 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Brazil rank
3rd
China rank
1st

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture over time

  • Brazil
  • China
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How they compare

China currently reports 249.49 Mt CO2e against 146.31 Mt CO2e in Brazil, a difference of 103.18 Mt CO2e.

That makes China's figure about 1.7 times Brazil's.

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

Globally, Brazil ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st of 201 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (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
248 places, 13,637 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 agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.2 Liming, 3.C.3 Urea application, 3.C.4 Direct N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.5 Indirect N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.6 Indirect N2O Emissions from manure management, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).