Africa vs Australia: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Africa
429,589 kt
in 2023
Australia
90,028 kt
in 2023
Africa rank
6th
Australia rank
7th

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Africa
  • Australia
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199020062023

How they compare

Africa currently reports 429,589 kt against 90,028 kt in Australia, a difference of 339,561 kt.

That makes Africa's figure about 4.8 times Australia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 6th and Australia ranks 7th 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 276,435 kt 63,735 kt 212,700 kt Africa
2000s 335,993 kt 66,947 kt 269,046 kt Africa
2010s 401,218 kt 62,762 kt 338,456 kt Africa
2020s 431,212 kt 59,585 kt 371,627 kt Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Africa or Australia?
Africa, at 429,589 kt against 90,028 kt in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Africa and Australia?
339,561 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 n2o?
Africa ranks 6th and Australia ranks 7th 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 N2O (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 N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 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