Australia and New Zealand vs South America: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Australia and New Zealand
154,091 kt
in 2023
South America
699,248 kt
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand rank
9th
South America rank
11th

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • South America
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How they compare

South America currently reports 699,248 kt against 154,091 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 545,157 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 4.5 times Australia and New Zealand's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 9th and South America ranks 11th of 260 countries.

South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand South America Difference Ahead
1960s 104,735 kt 310,853 kt 206,118 kt South America
1970s 122,700 kt 396,059 kt 273,360 kt South America
1980s 112,367 kt 472,900 kt 360,533 kt South America
1990s 140,539 kt 537,803 kt 397,264 kt South America
2000s 140,833 kt 617,749 kt 476,916 kt South America
2010s 129,789 kt 647,222 kt 517,432 kt South America
2020s 116,803 kt 683,623 kt 566,820 kt South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Australia and New Zealand or South America?
South America, at 699,248 kt against 154,091 kt in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Australia and New Zealand and South America?
545,157 kt, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and South America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand and South America rank globally for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 9th and South America ranks 11th of 260 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
294 places, 16,199 data points, 1961–2023
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