Australia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Agrifood systems — Emissions

Australia
57,497 kt
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
63,760 kt
in 2023
Australia rank
34th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
29th

Agrifood systems — Emissions over time

  • Australia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 63,760 kt against 57,497 kt in Australia, a difference of 6,263 kt.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 34th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 29th of 257 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 105,431 kt 95,153 kt 10,278 kt Australia
2000s 125,815 kt 87,521 kt 38,294 kt Australia
2010s 68,811 kt 74,552 kt 5,741 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 60,019 kt 64,120 kt 4,101 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions, Australia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 63,760 kt against 57,497 kt in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions between Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
6,263 kt, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for agrifood systems — emissions?
Australia ranks 34th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 29th of 257 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2). 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 (CO2)
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