Australia vs South America: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Australia
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 1.13 million kt against 416,200 kt in Australia, a difference of 716,110 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 2.7 times Australia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 20th and South America ranks 19th of 231 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 141,451 kt | 344,625 kt | 203,174 kt | South America |
| 1970s | 201,915 kt | 489,167 kt | 287,252 kt | South America |
| 1980s | 273,892 kt | 604,136 kt | 330,244 kt | South America |
| 1990s | 324,293 kt | 772,568 kt | 448,275 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 397,082 kt | 951,422 kt | 554,340 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 429,237 kt | 1.18 million kt | 754,599 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 418,444 kt | 1.09 million kt | 673,931 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), Australia or South America?
- South America, at 1.13 million kt against 416,200 kt in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between Australia and South America?
- 716,110 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and South America rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
- Australia ranks 20th and South America ranks 19th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (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