Australia and New Zealand vs South America: AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 2.30 million kt against 238,347 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 2.06 million kt.
That makes South America's figure about 9.6 times Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and South America ranks 7th of 257 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 252,886 kt | 2.79 million kt | 2.54 million kt | South America |
| 2000s | 263,988 kt | 2.36 million kt | 2.10 million kt | South America |
| 2010s | 179,734 kt | 1.85 million kt | 1.67 million kt | South America |
| 2020s | 170,220 kt | 2.24 million kt | 2.07 million kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher afolu — emissions (co2eq), Australia and New Zealand or South America?
- South America, at 2.30 million kt against 238,347 kt in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in afolu — emissions (co2eq) between Australia and New Zealand and South America?
- 2.06 million kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and South America rank globally for afolu — emissions (co2eq)?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and South America ranks 7th of 257 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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