Australia vs South America: Emissions on agricultural land — Direct emissions
Emissions on agricultural land — Direct emissions over time
- Australia
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 809.09 kt against 129.39 kt in Australia, a difference of 679.7 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 6.3 times Australia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 10th and South America ranks 11th of 197 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 110.04 kt | 500.2 kt | 390.16 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 108.08 kt | 611.55 kt | 503.47 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 106.06 kt | 702.51 kt | 596.46 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 115.29 kt | 800.53 kt | 685.25 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions on agricultural land — direct emissions, Australia or South America?
- South America, at 809.09 kt against 129.39 kt in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in emissions on agricultural land — direct emissions between Australia and South America?
- 679.7 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and South America rank globally for emissions on agricultural land — direct emissions?
- Australia ranks 10th and South America ranks 11th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions on agricultural land — Direct emissions (N2O). 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