Canada vs South America: Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time
- Canada
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 298,053 kt against 41,604 kt in Canada, a difference of 256,449 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 7.2 times Canada's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 12th and South America ranks 12th of 222 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,824 kt | 191,145 kt | 162,321 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 30,967 kt | 232,082 kt | 201,115 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 35,620 kt | 262,191 kt | 226,570 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 39,118 kt | 298,324 kt | 259,206 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Canada or South America?
- South America, at 298,053 kt against 41,604 kt in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Canada and South America?
- 256,449 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and South America rank globally for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Canada ranks 12th and South America ranks 12th 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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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