Canada vs United States of America: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC

Canada
18,320 kt
in 2020
United States of America
281,211 kt
in 2020
Canada rank
6th
United States of America rank
3rd

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC over time

  • Canada
  • United States of America
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199020052020

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 281,211 kt against 18,320 kt in Canada, a difference of 262,891 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 15.4 times Canada's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 69 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 11,013 kt 278,560 kt 267,547 kt United States of America
2000s 12,107 kt 280,305 kt 268,197 kt United States of America
2010s 15,309 kt 294,661 kt 279,351 kt United States of America
2020s 18,320 kt 281,211 kt 262,891 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc, Canada or United States of America?
United States of America, at 281,211 kt against 18,320 kt in Canada as of 2020.
What is the difference in agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc between Canada and United States of America?
262,891 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc?
Canada ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 69 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC. 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) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,793 data points, 1990–2020
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