Australia vs United States: Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land
Australia
7,403 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2023
United States
9,163 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2022
Australia rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 9,163 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 7,403 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Australia, a difference of 1,760 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 36 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,589 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 1,784 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 5,805 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Australia |
| 2000s | 8,516 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 6,957 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 1,559 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Australia |
| 2010s | 9,195 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 5,426 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 3,769 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Australia |
| 2020s | 6,758 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 10,545 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 3,787 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — forest land, Australia or United States?
- United States, at 9,163 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 7,403 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — forest land between Australia and United States?
- 1,760 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — forest land?
- Australia ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.