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
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.