Australia vs Western Europe: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq)

Australia
55,238 kt
in 2023
Western Europe
186,369 kt
in 2023
Australia rank
20th
Western Europe rank
19th

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Australia
  • Western Europe
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How they compare

Western Europe currently reports 186,369 kt against 55,238 kt in Australia, a difference of 131,131 kt.

That makes Western Europe's figure about 3.4 times Australia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Western Europe has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 20th and Western Europe ranks 19th of 227 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Western Europe Difference Ahead
1990s 44,034 kt 195,990 kt 151,956 kt Western Europe
2000s 53,838 kt 231,196 kt 177,357 kt Western Europe
2010s 54,941 kt 216,318 kt 161,376 kt Western Europe
2020s 55,626 kt 188,635 kt 133,009 kt Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq), Australia or Western Europe?
Western Europe, at 186,369 kt against 55,238 kt in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) between Australia and Western Europe?
131,131 kt, with Western Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Western Europe?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and Western Europe rank globally for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq)?
Australia ranks 20th and Western Europe ranks 19th 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

Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
282 places, 9,234 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.