Which has higher afolu — emissions, Australia or Brazil?

Brazil, at 661.67 kt against 338.7 kt in Australia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Australia vs Brazil: AFOLU — Emissions (N2O)

Australia

338.7 kt

in 2023

Brazil

661.67 kt

in 2023

Australia rank

8th

Brazil rank

5th

AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) over time

Australia
Brazil

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 661.67 kt against 338.7 kt in Australia, a difference of 322.97 kt.

That makes Brazil's figure about 2.0 times Australia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 5th of 257 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Brazil	Difference	Ahead
1990s	245.66 kt	372.53 kt	126.87 kt	Brazil
2000s	255.59 kt	470.07 kt	214.48 kt	Brazil
2010s	240.31 kt	554.97 kt	314.66 kt	Brazil
2020s	227.84 kt	648.4 kt	420.56 kt	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher afolu — emissions, Australia or Brazil?: Brazil, at 661.67 kt against 338.7 kt in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in afolu — emissions between Australia and Brazil?: 322.97 kt, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for afolu — emissions?: Australia ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 5th of 257 countries.
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

Indicator: AFOLU — Emissions (N2O)
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: 17 September 2026

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