Australia and New Zealand vs China, mainland: Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Australia and New Zealand
102,690 kt
in 2023
China, mainland
348,057 kt
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand rank
6th
China, mainland rank
3rd

Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • China, mainland
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199020062023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 348,057 kt against 102,690 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 245,367 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 3.4 times Australia and New Zealand's.

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

Australia and New Zealand ranks 6th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 222 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand China, mainland Difference Ahead
1990s 77,157 kt 281,739 kt 204,581 kt China, mainland
2000s 80,796 kt 330,160 kt 249,364 kt China, mainland
2010s 76,579 kt 362,334 kt 285,756 kt China, mainland
2020s 72,909 kt 346,366 kt 273,457 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Australia and New Zealand or China, mainland?
China, mainland, at 348,057 kt against 102,690 kt in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Australia and New Zealand and China, mainland?
245,367 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and China, mainland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand and China, mainland rank globally for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 6th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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