Africa vs Australia and New Zealand: Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Africa
938,838 kt
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand
160,478 kt
in 2023
Africa rank
8th
Australia and New Zealand rank
8th

Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Africa
  • Australia and New Zealand
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How they compare

Africa currently reports 938,838 kt against 160,478 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 778,360 kt.

That makes Africa's figure about 5.9 times Australia and New Zealand's.

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

Africa ranks 8th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 599,717 kt 145,670 kt 454,048 kt Africa
2000s 705,456 kt 146,723 kt 558,734 kt Africa
2010s 847,208 kt 136,047 kt 711,160 kt Africa
2020s 926,379 kt 123,144 kt 803,235 kt Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Africa or Australia and New Zealand?
Africa, at 938,838 kt against 160,478 kt in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
778,360 kt, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Africa and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Africa ranks 8th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 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