United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland vs United States of America: AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
74,774 kt
in 2023
United States of America
30,072 kt
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
31st
United States of America rank
29th

AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • United States of America
-400.0k-200.0k0199020062023

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 74,774 kt against 30,072 kt in United States of America, a difference of 44,702 kt.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 2.5 times United States of America's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 31st and United States of America ranks 29th of 257 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 76,448 kt -364,238 kt 440,686 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 67,185 kt -420,079 kt 487,265 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 69,631 kt -333,387 kt 403,018 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 75,144 kt -29,935 kt 105,080 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher afolu — emissions (co2eq), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or United States of America?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 74,774 kt against 30,072 kt in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in afolu — emissions (co2eq) between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America?
44,702 kt, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America rank globally for afolu — emissions (co2eq)?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 31st and United States of America ranks 29th 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

Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
291 places, 9,669 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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