Melanesia vs South America: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Melanesia
1,601 kt
in 2023
South America
262,418 kt
in 2023
Melanesia rank
14th
South America rank
11th

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Melanesia
  • South America
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How they compare

South America currently reports 262,418 kt against 1,601 kt in Melanesia, a difference of 260,817 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 163.9 times Melanesia's.

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

Melanesia ranks 14th and South America ranks 11th of 22 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Melanesia South America Difference Ahead
1960s 276.85 kt 88,639 kt 88,362 kt South America
1970s 430.95 kt 114,726 kt 114,295 kt South America
1980s 522.6 kt 139,703 kt 139,180 kt South America
1990s 1,500 kt 162,365 kt 160,865 kt South America
2000s 1,671 kt 198,702 kt 197,031 kt South America
2010s 1,594 kt 227,920 kt 226,326 kt South America
2020s 1,587 kt 260,091 kt 258,504 kt South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Melanesia or South America?
South America, at 262,418 kt against 1,601 kt in Melanesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Melanesia and South America?
260,817 kt, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and South America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Melanesia and South America rank globally for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Melanesia ranks 14th and South America ranks 11th of 22 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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About this data

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
279 places, 15,432 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