Africa vs OECD: Emissions on agricultural land — Indirect emissions

Africa
451.33 kt
in 2023
OECD
289.18 kt
in 2023
Africa rank
4th
OECD rank
1st

Emissions on agricultural land — Indirect emissions over time

  • Africa
  • OECD
0100200300400500199020062023

How they compare

Africa currently reports 451.33 kt against 289.18 kt in OECD, a difference of 162.15 kt.

That makes Africa's figure about 1.6 times OECD's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was OECD ahead.

Africa ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 32 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 2 and OECD in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 219.65 kt 315.37 kt 95.72 kt OECD
2000s 284.47 kt 298.01 kt 13.54 kt OECD
2010s 374.16 kt 288.91 kt 85.25 kt Africa
2020s 438.55 kt 289.03 kt 149.53 kt Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions on agricultural land — indirect emissions, Africa or OECD?
Africa, at 451.33 kt against 289.18 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions on agricultural land — indirect emissions between Africa and OECD?
162.15 kt, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and OECD?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Africa and OECD rank globally for emissions on agricultural land — indirect emissions?
Africa ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions on agricultural land — Indirect emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions on agricultural land — Indirect emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
244 places, 8,019 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