Japan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture over time
- Japan
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 4.36 Mt CO2e against 0.6265 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 3.73 Mt CO2e.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 7.0 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Japan ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd of 109 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4941 Mt CO2e | 0.7339 Mt CO2e | 0.2398 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 1.41 Mt CO2e | 0.9015 Mt CO2e | 0.5092 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.17 Mt CO2e | 0.8912 Mt CO2e | 0.2812 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.874 Mt CO2e | 1.21 Mt CO2e | 0.3332 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 0.6799 Mt CO2e | 2.52 Mt CO2e | 1.84 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 0.634 Mt CO2e | 4.07 Mt CO2e | 3.44 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture, Japan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 4.36 Mt CO2e against 0.6265 Mt CO2e in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture between Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 3.73 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture?
- Japan ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd 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).