New Zealand vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture over time
- New Zealand
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 4.36 Mt CO2e against 0.6911 Mt CO2e in New Zealand, a difference of 3.67 Mt CO2e.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 6.3 times New Zealand's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th of 109 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0758 Mt CO2e | 0.7339 Mt CO2e | 0.6581 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0597 Mt CO2e | 0.9015 Mt CO2e | 0.8418 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 0.2826 Mt CO2e | 0.8912 Mt CO2e | 0.6086 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 0.5675 Mt CO2e | 1.21 Mt CO2e | 0.6397 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 0.7687 Mt CO2e | 2.52 Mt CO2e | 1.75 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 0.7998 Mt CO2e | 4.07 Mt CO2e | 3.27 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, New Zealand or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 4.36 Mt CO2e against 0.6911 Mt CO2e in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture between New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 3.67 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture?
- New Zealand ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th 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).