United States vs Western Africa: Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) (CH4 CO2eq)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) (CH4 CO2eq) over time
- United States
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 27,017 kt against 18,313 kt in United States, a difference of 8,704 kt.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 1.5 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
United States ranks 13th and Western Africa ranks 15th of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 5 and Western Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,943 kt | 3,361 kt | 6,582 kt | United States |
| 1970s | 12,128 kt | 4,154 kt | 7,974 kt | United States |
| 1980s | 14,062 kt | 6,231 kt | 7,831 kt | United States |
| 1990s | 15,110 kt | 10,436 kt | 4,674 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 15,221 kt | 13,356 kt | 1,865 kt | United States |
| 2010s | 14,164 kt | 23,093 kt | 8,928 kt | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 13,451 kt | 29,233 kt | 15,782 kt | Western Africa |
| 2030s | 17,467 kt | 20,985 kt | 3,517 kt | Western Africa |
| 2050s | 18,313 kt | 27,017 kt | 8,704 kt | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, United States or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 27,017 kt against 18,313 kt in United States as of 2050.
- What is the difference in emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between United States and Western Africa?
- 8,704 kt, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Western Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
- How do United States and Western Africa rank globally for emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- United States ranks 13th and Western Africa ranks 15th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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