Australia and New Zealand vs South America: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq)
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 344,314 kt against 62,355 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 281,959 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 5.5 times Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 14th and South America ranks 16th of 227 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47,789 kt | 175,548 kt | 127,759 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 58,963 kt | 225,113 kt | 166,150 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 61,916 kt | 301,294 kt | 239,378 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 62,839 kt | 339,138 kt | 276,299 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq), Australia and New Zealand or South America?
- South America, at 344,314 kt against 62,355 kt in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) between Australia and New Zealand and South America?
- 281,959 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and South America rank globally for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq)?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 14th and South America ranks 16th of 227 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pre- and post-production — 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 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.