Africa vs Australia: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time
- Africa
- Australia
How they compare
Africa currently reports 770,172 kt against 125,442 kt in Australia, a difference of 644,730 kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 6.1 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 | 477,517 kt | 109,800 kt | 367,717 kt | Africa |
| 2000s | 565,718 kt | 109,746 kt | 455,972 kt | Africa |
| 2010s | 690,550 kt | 98,483 kt | 592,066 kt | Africa |
| 2020s | 759,836 kt | 87,185 kt | 672,651 kt | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Africa or Australia?
- Africa, at 770,172 kt against 125,442 kt in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Africa and Australia?
- 644,730 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) from ch4?
- 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) from CH4 (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