Australia and New Zealand vs South America: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Australia and New Zealand
54,072 kt
in 2023
South America
262,418 kt
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand rank
9th
South America rank
13th

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • South America
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k196119922023

How they compare

South America currently reports 262,418 kt against 54,072 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 208,346 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 4.9 times Australia and New Zealand's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 9th and South America ranks 13th of 260 countries.

South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand South America Difference Ahead
1960s 42,966 kt 88,639 kt 45,673 kt South America
1970s 49,581 kt 114,726 kt 65,145 kt South America
1980s 47,578 kt 139,703 kt 92,125 kt South America
1990s 49,520 kt 162,365 kt 112,845 kt South America
2000s 48,501 kt 198,702 kt 150,200 kt South America
2010s 47,466 kt 227,920 kt 180,454 kt South America
2020s 50,248 kt 260,091 kt 209,843 kt South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Australia and New Zealand or South America?
South America, at 262,418 kt against 54,072 kt in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Australia and New Zealand and South America?
208,346 kt, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and South America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand and South America rank globally for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 9th and South America ranks 13th of 260 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
294 places, 16,257 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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