Australia vs South America: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Australia
34,162 kt
in 2050
South America
224,200 kt
in 2050
Australia rank
8th
South America rank
8th

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Australia
  • South America
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How they compare

South America currently reports 224,200 kt against 34,162 kt in Australia, a difference of 190,038 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 6.6 times Australia's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 8th and South America ranks 8th of 195 countries.

South America has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South America Difference Ahead
1960s 31,543 kt 87,286 kt 55,743 kt South America
1970s 36,473 kt 109,230 kt 72,756 kt South America
1980s 32,282 kt 129,196 kt 96,914 kt South America
1990s 32,613 kt 144,326 kt 111,713 kt South America
2000s 29,711 kt 165,824 kt 136,114 kt South America
2010s 26,487 kt 176,480 kt 149,994 kt South America
2020s 25,253 kt 188,091 kt 162,838 kt South America
2030s 33,402 kt 206,843 kt 173,440 kt South America
2050s 34,162 kt 224,200 kt 190,038 kt South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Australia or South America?
South America, at 224,200 kt against 34,162 kt in Australia as of 2050.
What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Australia and South America?
190,038 kt, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South America?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Australia and South America rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Australia ranks 8th and South America ranks 8th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions from livestock — 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
Emissions from livestock — 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
247 places, 14,675 data points, 1961–2050
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