Africa vs United States: AFOLU — Emissions (N2O)
AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) over time
- Africa
- United States
How they compare
Africa currently reports 1,644 kt against 576.13 kt in United States, a difference of 1,068 kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 2.9 times United States's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 7th and United States ranks 6th of 33 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,077 kt | 551.86 kt | 525.24 kt | Africa |
| 2000s | 1,302 kt | 563.17 kt | 739.18 kt | Africa |
| 2010s | 1,556 kt | 585.34 kt | 970.53 kt | Africa |
| 2020s | 1,657 kt | 586.83 kt | 1,070 kt | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher afolu — emissions, Africa or United States?
- Africa, at 1,644 kt against 576.13 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in afolu — emissions between Africa and United States?
- 1,068 kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Africa and United States rank globally for afolu — emissions?
- Africa ranks 7th and United States ranks 6th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Emissions (N2O). 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