South America vs United States: Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) over time
- South America
- United States
How they compare
South America currently reports 975.93 kt against 654.05 kt in United States, a difference of 321.88 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 1.5 times United States's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
South America ranks 14th and United States ranks 13th of 33 groups.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South America | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 521.73 kt | 355.11 kt | 166.61 kt | South America |
| 1970s | 655.91 kt | 433.13 kt | 222.78 kt | South America |
| 1980s | 763.23 kt | 502.22 kt | 261.01 kt | South America |
| 1990s | 732.13 kt | 539.64 kt | 192.49 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 752.15 kt | 543.59 kt | 208.56 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 771.83 kt | 505.87 kt | 265.97 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 772.12 kt | 480.38 kt | 291.75 kt | South America |
| 2030s | 901.92 kt | 623.83 kt | 278.08 kt | South America |
| 2050s | 975.93 kt | 654.05 kt | 321.88 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions from crops — emissions, South America or United States?
- South America, at 975.93 kt against 654.05 kt in United States as of 2050.
- What is the difference in emissions from crops — emissions between South America and United States?
- 321.88 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South America and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
- How do South America and United States rank globally for emissions from crops — emissions?
- South America ranks 14th and United States ranks 13th 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
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