Australia vs United States: Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Australia
90,800 kt
in 2023
United States
170,881 kt
in 2023
Australia rank
8th
United States rank
6th

Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Australia
  • United States
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199020062023

How they compare

United States currently reports 170,881 kt against 90,800 kt in Australia, a difference of 80,081 kt.

That makes United States's figure about 1.9 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 8th and United States ranks 6th of 257 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States Difference Ahead
1990s 64,307 kt 161,576 kt 97,268 kt United States
2000s 67,603 kt 165,881 kt 98,278 kt United States
2010s 63,502 kt 171,254 kt 107,752 kt United States
2020s 60,363 kt 172,768 kt 112,405 kt United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Australia or United States?
United States, at 170,881 kt against 90,800 kt in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Australia and United States?
80,081 kt, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and United States rank globally for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Australia ranks 8th and United States ranks 6th of 257 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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About this data

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
291 places, 9,669 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