Ethiopia vs South America: Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time
- Ethiopia
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 840,809 kt against 98,558 kt in Ethiopia, a difference of 742,251 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 8.5 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 12th 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 | Ethiopia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43,750 kt | 674,235 kt | 630,485 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 56,585 kt | 747,090 kt | 690,505 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 80,092 kt | 788,824 kt | 708,732 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 95,347 kt | 826,655 kt | 731,308 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Ethiopia or South America?
- South America, at 840,809 kt against 98,558 kt in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Ethiopia and South America?
- 742,251 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South America?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and South America rank globally for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Ethiopia ranks 12th 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