Mexico vs South America: AFOLU — Emissions (CH4)
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Mexico
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 25,394 kt against 2,545 kt in Mexico, a difference of 22,849 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 10.0 times Mexico's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 14th 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 | Mexico | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,256 kt | 19,949 kt | 17,693 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 2,226 kt | 22,518 kt | 20,292 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 2,348 kt | 23,490 kt | 21,143 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 2,515 kt | 24,900 kt | 22,385 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher afolu — emissions, Mexico or South America?
- South America, at 25,394 kt against 2,545 kt in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in afolu — emissions between Mexico and South America?
- 22,849 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and South America rank globally for afolu — emissions?
- Mexico ranks 14th 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