Africa vs United States: Other — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Other — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Africa
- United States
How they compare
Africa currently reports 26,723 kt against 17,632 kt in United States, a difference of 9,091 kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.5 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Africa ranks 8th and United States ranks 5th of 33 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,008 kt | 26,397 kt | 22,389 kt | United States |
| 1970s | 5,343 kt | 33,706 kt | 28,363 kt | United States |
| 1980s | 18,500 kt | 35,228 kt | 16,728 kt | United States |
| 1990s | 22,914 kt | 36,261 kt | 13,347 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 25,008 kt | 28,295 kt | 3,288 kt | United States |
| 2010s | 27,550 kt | 19,153 kt | 8,397 kt | Africa |
| 2020s | 27,865 kt | 17,539 kt | 10,326 kt | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other — emissions (co2eq), Africa or United States?
- Africa, at 26,723 kt against 17,632 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in other — emissions (co2eq) between Africa and United States?
- 9,091 kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and United States rank globally for other — emissions (co2eq)?
- Africa ranks 8th and United States ranks 5th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other — 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