Africa vs Australia: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq)
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Africa
- Australia
How they compare
Africa currently reports 1.97 million kt against 228,616 kt in Australia, a difference of 1.75 million kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 8.6 times Australia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 8th and Australia ranks 9th of 32 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.79 million kt | 240,067 kt | 1.55 million kt | Africa |
| 2000s | 1.94 million kt | 255,842 kt | 1.68 million kt | Africa |
| 2010s | 2.22 million kt | 184,646 kt | 2.04 million kt | Africa |
| 2020s | 2.00 million kt | 161,989 kt | 1.84 million kt | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq), Africa or Australia?
- Africa, at 1.97 million kt against 228,616 kt in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) between Africa and Australia?
- 1.75 million kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Australia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Australia rank globally for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq)?
- Africa ranks 8th and Australia ranks 9th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) (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