Which has higher emissions from crops — emissions, Africa or OECD?

Africa, at 1,934 kt against 1,467 kt in OECD as of 2050.

How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and OECD?

65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Africa vs OECD: Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4)

Africa

1,934 kt

in 2050

OECD

1,467 kt

in 2050

Africa rank

9th

OECD rank

6th

Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) over time

Africa
OECD

How they compare

Africa currently reports 1,934 kt against 1,467 kt in OECD, a difference of 467 kt.

That makes Africa's figure about 1.3 times OECD's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was OECD ahead.

Africa ranks 9th and OECD ranks 6th of 33 groups.

Across the 9 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 4 and OECD in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Africa	OECD	Difference	Ahead
1960s	480.8 kt	1,578 kt	1,098 kt	OECD
1970s	586.51 kt	1,575 kt	988.25 kt	OECD
1980s	681.04 kt	1,573 kt	891.89 kt	OECD
1990s	907.48 kt	1,567 kt	659.34 kt	OECD
2000s	1,114 kt	1,474 kt	360.62 kt	OECD
2010s	1,569 kt	1,383 kt	185.98 kt	Africa
2020s	1,956 kt	1,290 kt	666.22 kt	Africa
2030s	1,594 kt	1,520 kt	74.71 kt	Africa
2050s	1,934 kt	1,467 kt	466.76 kt	Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from crops — emissions, Africa or OECD?: Africa, at 1,934 kt against 1,467 kt in OECD as of 2050.
What is the difference in emissions from crops — emissions between Africa and OECD?: 467 kt, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and OECD?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Africa and OECD rank globally for emissions from crops — emissions?: Africa ranks 9th and OECD ranks 6th of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 248 places, 14,483 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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