Canada vs United States of America: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 6.84 Mt CO2e against 4.89 Mt CO2e in Canada, a difference of 1.95 Mt CO2e.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 5th of 109 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7725 Mt CO2e | 3.43 Mt CO2e | 2.65 Mt CO2e | United States of America |
| 1980s | 1.52 Mt CO2e | 3.99 Mt CO2e | 2.47 Mt CO2e | United States of America |
| 1990s | 1.8 Mt CO2e | 4.91 Mt CO2e | 3.12 Mt CO2e | United States of America |
| 2000s | 2.24 Mt CO2e | 5.56 Mt CO2e | 3.32 Mt CO2e | United States of America |
| 2010s | 3.46 Mt CO2e | 6.45 Mt CO2e | 3 Mt CO2e | United States of America |
| 2020s | 4.31 Mt CO2e | 6.75 Mt CO2e | 2.45 Mt CO2e | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture, Canada or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 6.84 Mt CO2e against 4.89 Mt CO2e in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture between Canada and United States of America?
- 1.95 Mt CO2e, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture?
- Canada ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 5th of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.2 Liming, 3.C.3 Urea application, 3.C.4 Direct N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.5 Indirect N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.6 Indirect N2O Emissions from manure management, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).