Canada vs South America: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time
- Canada
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 291,627 kt against 38,886 kt in Canada, a difference of 252,741 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 7.5 times Canada's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 14th and South America ranks 11th of 222 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,891 kt | 187,977 kt | 161,087 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 28,911 kt | 227,612 kt | 198,701 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 33,444 kt | 256,487 kt | 223,043 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 36,417 kt | 292,092 kt | 255,675 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 n2o, Canada or South America?
- South America, at 291,627 kt against 38,886 kt in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Canada and South America?
- 252,741 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and South America rank globally for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Canada ranks 14th and South America ranks 11th of 222 countries.
- 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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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