Ethiopia vs South America: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Ethiopia
90,188 kt
in 2023
South America
711,305 kt
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
11th
South America rank
9th

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Ethiopia
  • South America
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k199020062023

How they compare

South America currently reports 711,305 kt against 90,188 kt in Ethiopia, a difference of 621,117 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 7.9 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 11th and South America ranks 9th of 221 countries.

South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia South America Difference Ahead
1990s 38,109 kt 564,729 kt 526,620 kt South America
2000s 50,277 kt 630,032 kt 579,755 kt South America
2010s 72,700 kt 657,902 kt 585,203 kt South America
2020s 87,170 kt 697,557 kt 610,387 kt South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Ethiopia or South America?
South America, at 711,305 kt against 90,188 kt in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Ethiopia and South America?
621,117 kt, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South America?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and South America rank globally for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Ethiopia ranks 11th and South America ranks 9th of 221 countries.
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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Indicator
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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