Africa vs Australia: AFOLU — Emissions (CH4)
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Africa
- Australia
How they compare
Africa currently reports 27,776 kt against 4,494 kt in Australia, a difference of 23,282 kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 6.2 times Australia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 10th and Australia ranks 10th of 33 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,775 kt | 4,053 kt | 13,723 kt | Africa |
| 2000s | 20,660 kt | 3,975 kt | 16,684 kt | Africa |
| 2010s | 25,144 kt | 3,578 kt | 21,566 kt | Africa |
| 2020s | 27,478 kt | 3,170 kt | 24,308 kt | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher afolu — emissions, Africa or Australia?
- Africa, at 27,776 kt against 4,494 kt in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in afolu — emissions between Africa and Australia?
- 23,282 kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Australia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Australia rank globally for afolu — emissions?
- Africa ranks 10th and Australia ranks 10th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf