Australia and New Zealand vs United States: Agrifood systems — Emissions

Australia and New Zealand
5,731 kt
in 2023
United States
10,316 kt
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand rank
9th
United States rank
6th

Agrifood systems — Emissions over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • United States
4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k199020062023

How they compare

United States currently reports 10,316 kt against 5,731 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 4,585 kt.

That makes United States's figure about 1.8 times Australia and New Zealand's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 9th and United States ranks 6th of 257 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand United States Difference Ahead
1990s 5,202 kt 10,378 kt 5,175 kt United States
2000s 5,240 kt 10,398 kt 5,158 kt United States
2010s 4,859 kt 10,341 kt 5,482 kt United States
2020s 4,398 kt 10,452 kt 6,054 kt United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions, Australia and New Zealand or United States?
United States, at 10,316 kt against 5,731 kt in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions between Australia and New Zealand and United States?
4,585 kt, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and United States?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand and United States rank globally for agrifood systems — emissions?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 9th and United States ranks 6th of 257 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
291 places, 9,669 data points, 1990–2023
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