Australia vs New Zealand: Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2eq)

Australia
2,861 kt
in 2023
New Zealand
2,440 kt
in 2023
Australia rank
41st
New Zealand rank
42nd

Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
01.0k2.0k3.0k199020062023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 2,861 kt against 2,440 kt in New Zealand, a difference of 421 kt.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.

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

Australia ranks 41st and New Zealand ranks 42nd of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 2,838 kt 2,452 kt 385.7 kt Australia
2000s 2,877 kt 2,459 kt 417.55 kt Australia
2010s 2,859 kt 2,452 kt 407.75 kt Australia
2020s 2,860 kt 2,441 kt 418.79 kt Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils (co2) — emissions (co2eq), Australia or New Zealand?
Australia, at 2,861 kt against 2,440 kt in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in drained organic soils (co2) — emissions (co2eq) between Australia and New Zealand?
421 kt, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for drained organic soils (co2) — emissions (co2eq)?
Australia ranks 41st and New Zealand ranks 42nd of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 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