OECD vs South America: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions over time
- OECD
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 1.72 million kt against 669,081 kt in OECD, a difference of 1.05 million kt.
That makes South America's figure about 2.6 times OECD's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
OECD ranks 2nd and South America ranks 5th of 222 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 752,545 kt | 2.69 million kt | 1.94 million kt | South America |
| 2000s | 648,300 kt | 2.07 million kt | 1.42 million kt | South America |
| 2010s | 642,034 kt | 1.51 million kt | 863,528 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 688,052 kt | 1.66 million kt | 969,906 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions on agricultural land — emissions, OECD or South America?
- South America, at 1.72 million kt against 669,081 kt in OECD as of 2023.
- What is the difference in emissions on agricultural land — emissions between OECD and South America?
- 1.05 million kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do OECD and South America rank globally for emissions on agricultural land — emissions?
- OECD ranks 2nd and South America ranks 5th of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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