Australia vs Indonesia: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture over time
- Australia
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 49.56 Mt CO2e against 38.62 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 10.94 Mt CO2e.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Indonesia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.4 Mt CO2e | 17.35 Mt CO2e | 12.05 Mt CO2e | Australia |
| 1980s | 27.5 Mt CO2e | 24.79 Mt CO2e | 2.71 Mt CO2e | Australia |
| 1990s | 32.01 Mt CO2e | 30.82 Mt CO2e | 1.19 Mt CO2e | Australia |
| 2000s | 33.08 Mt CO2e | 35.51 Mt CO2e | 2.44 Mt CO2e | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 33.16 Mt CO2e | 45.77 Mt CO2e | 12.61 Mt CO2e | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 35.57 Mt CO2e | 49.45 Mt CO2e | 13.89 Mt CO2e | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture, Australia or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 49.56 Mt CO2e against 38.62 Mt CO2e in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture between Australia and Indonesia?
- 10.94 Mt CO2e, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Indonesia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Indonesia rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture?
- Australia ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 202 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) 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 nitrous oxide (N2O), 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).