Africa vs Australia and New Zealand: Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions

Africa
185,252 kt
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand
49,264 kt
in 2023
Africa rank
16th
Australia and New Zealand rank
13th

Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions over time

  • Africa
  • Australia and New Zealand
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How they compare

Africa currently reports 185,252 kt against 49,264 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 135,988 kt.

That makes Africa's figure about 3.8 times Australia and New Zealand's.

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

Africa ranks 16th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th of 33 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 48,869 kt 41,316 kt 7,553 kt Africa
2000s 85,649 kt 50,180 kt 35,469 kt Africa
2010s 148,697 kt 50,260 kt 98,437 kt Africa
2020s 180,522 kt 49,814 kt 130,708 kt Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions, Africa or Australia and New Zealand?
Africa, at 185,252 kt against 49,264 kt in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions between Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
135,988 kt, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Africa and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions?
Africa ranks 16th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 8,972 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.