Australia vs South America: AFOLU — Emissions (CH4)
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Australia
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 25,394 kt against 4,494 kt in Australia, a difference of 20,900 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 5.7 times Australia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 10th and South America ranks 11th of 256 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,053 kt | 19,949 kt | 15,896 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 3,975 kt | 22,518 kt | 18,543 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 3,578 kt | 23,490 kt | 19,913 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 3,170 kt | 24,900 kt | 21,730 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher afolu — emissions, Australia or South America?
- South America, at 25,394 kt against 4,494 kt in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in afolu — emissions between Australia and South America?
- 20,900 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and South America rank globally for afolu — emissions?
- Australia ranks 10th and South America ranks 11th of 256 countries.
- 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