Australia vs United States: Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total Nitrous oxide

Australia
4,133 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2023
United States
9,114 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2022
Australia rank
4th
United States rank
1st

Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total Nitrous oxide over time

  • Australia
  • United States
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k199020062023

How they compare

United States currently reports 9,114 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 4,133 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Australia, a difference of 4,981 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.

That makes United States's figure about 2.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.

Australia ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 38 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 4,153 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 4,159 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 6.49 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent United States
2000s 5,060 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 8,336 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 3,276 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent United States
2010s 4,708 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 6,838 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2,131 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent United States
2020s 3,597 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 9,643 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 6,046 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 — total nitrous oxide, Australia or United States?
United States, at 9,114 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 4,133 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Australia as of 2022.
What is the difference in agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — total nitrous oxide between Australia and United States?
4,981 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 — total nitrous oxide?
Australia ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 38 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total Nitrous oxide (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total Nitrous oxide (N2O)
Unit
Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
52 places, 1,718 data points, 1986–2023
Last refreshed