Australia vs Northern America: Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq)
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Australia
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 1.33 million kt against 283,854 kt in Australia, a difference of 1.04 million kt.
That makes Northern America's figure about 4.7 times Australia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 11th and Northern America ranks 14th of 222 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 284,100 kt | 1.25 million kt | 961,152 kt | Northern America |
| 2000s | 309,680 kt | 1.20 million kt | 892,344 kt | Northern America |
| 2010s | 239,588 kt | 1.25 million kt | 1.01 million kt | Northern America |
| 2020s | 217,616 kt | 1.33 million kt | 1.11 million kt | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq), Australia or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 1.33 million kt against 283,854 kt in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) between Australia and Northern America?
- 1.04 million kt, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Northern America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Northern America rank globally for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq)?
- Australia ranks 11th and Northern America ranks 14th of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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