OECD vs United States: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

OECD
18,234 kt
in 2023
United States
4,913 kt
in 2023
OECD rank
3rd
United States rank
5th

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • OECD
  • United States
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020062023

How they compare

OECD currently reports 18,234 kt against 4,913 kt in United States, a difference of 13,321 kt.

That makes OECD's figure about 3.7 times United States's.

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

OECD ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 239 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD United States Difference Ahead
1990s 13,833 kt 3,563 kt 10,270 kt OECD
2000s 15,216 kt 3,957 kt 11,259 kt OECD
2010s 16,722 kt 4,430 kt 12,292 kt OECD
2020s 18,130 kt 4,901 kt 13,229 kt OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, OECD or United States?
OECD, at 18,234 kt against 4,913 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between OECD and United States?
13,321 kt, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and United States?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do OECD and United States rank globally for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
OECD ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — 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 Waste Disposal — 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
272 places, 9,009 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