Australia vs United States: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq)
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 520,824 kt against 228,616 kt in Australia, a difference of 292,208 kt.
That makes United States's figure about 2.3 times Australia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 10th and United States ranks 7th of 257 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 240,067 kt | 539,809 kt | 299,742 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 255,842 kt | 504,374 kt | 248,532 kt | United States |
| 2010s | 184,646 kt | 536,884 kt | 352,238 kt | United States |
| 2020s | 161,989 kt | 544,244 kt | 382,254 kt | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq), Australia or United States?
- United States, at 520,824 kt against 228,616 kt in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) between Australia and United States?
- 292,208 kt, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq)?
- Australia ranks 10th and United States ranks 7th of 257 countries.
- 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