Africa vs United States: Enteric Fermentation — Emissions

Africa
17,602 kt
in 2050
United States
6,254 kt
in 2050
Africa rank
10th
United States rank
7th

Enteric Fermentation — Emissions over time

  • Africa
  • United States
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196120052050

How they compare

Africa currently reports 17,602 kt against 6,254 kt in United States, a difference of 11,348 kt.

That makes Africa's figure about 2.8 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Africa ranks 10th and United States ranks 7th of 33 groups.

Across the 9 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 8 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa United States Difference Ahead
1960s 6,415 kt 7,111 kt 696.16 kt United States
1970s 7,555 kt 7,535 kt 20.37 kt Africa
1980s 8,753 kt 6,818 kt 1,935 kt Africa
1990s 10,224 kt 6,261 kt 3,964 kt Africa
2000s 13,141 kt 6,084 kt 7,057 kt Africa
2010s 17,035 kt 5,874 kt 11,161 kt Africa
2020s 19,646 kt 5,867 kt 13,780 kt Africa
2030s 14,574 kt 6,345 kt 8,229 kt Africa
2050s 17,602 kt 6,254 kt 11,348 kt Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enteric fermentation — emissions, Africa or United States?
Africa, at 17,602 kt against 6,254 kt in United States as of 2050.
What is the difference in enteric fermentation — emissions between Africa and United States?
11,348 kt, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and United States?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Africa and United States rank globally for enteric fermentation — emissions?
Africa ranks 10th and United States ranks 7th of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 15,408 data points, 1961–2050
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