Australia vs United States: Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Manure management

Australia
6,966 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2023
United States
64,724 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2022
Australia rank
4th
United States rank
1st

Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Manure management over time

  • Australia
  • United States
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020062023

How they compare

United States currently reports 64,724 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 6,966 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Australia, a difference of 57,758 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.

That makes United States's figure about 9.3 times Australia's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 40 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States Difference Ahead
1990s 6,852 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 44,414 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 37,562 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent United States
2000s 7,173 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 54,844 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 47,671 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent United States
2010s 7,112 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 62,667 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 55,555 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent United States
2020s 6,749 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 66,032 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 59,283 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — manure management, Australia or United States?
United States, at 64,724 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 6,966 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Australia as of 2022.
What is the difference in agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — manure management between Australia and United States?
57,758 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Australia and United States rank globally for agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — manure management?
Australia ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 40 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Manure management. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Manure management
Unit
Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
54 places, 1,784 data points, 1986–2023
Last refreshed