Australia vs South America: Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time
- Australia
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 840,809 kt against 130,426 kt in Australia, a difference of 710,383 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 6.4 times Australia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 10th and South America ranks 9th of 222 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 113,694 kt | 663,810 kt | 550,116 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 114,403 kt | 747,090 kt | 632,687 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 103,366 kt | 788,824 kt | 685,458 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 92,139 kt | 826,655 kt | 734,516 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Australia or South America?
- South America, at 840,809 kt against 130,426 kt in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Australia and South America?
- 710,383 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and South America rank globally for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Australia ranks 10th and South America ranks 9th of 222 countries.
- 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
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