Australia vs OECD members: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture over time
- Australia
- OECD members
How they compare
OECD members currently reports 447.4 Mt CO2e against 38.62 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 408.78 Mt CO2e.
That makes OECD members's figure about 11.6 times Australia's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 8th and OECD members ranks 10th of 201 countries.
OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.4 Mt CO2e | 403.05 Mt CO2e | 373.65 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
| 1980s | 27.5 Mt CO2e | 443.08 Mt CO2e | 415.59 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
| 1990s | 32.01 Mt CO2e | 439.13 Mt CO2e | 407.12 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
| 2000s | 33.08 Mt CO2e | 438.24 Mt CO2e | 405.17 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
| 2010s | 33.16 Mt CO2e | 453.16 Mt CO2e | 420 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
| 2020s | 35.57 Mt CO2e | 452.99 Mt CO2e | 417.42 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture, Australia or OECD members?
- OECD members, at 447.4 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 OECD members?
- 408.78 Mt CO2e, with OECD members ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and OECD members?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and OECD members rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture?
- Australia ranks 8th and OECD members ranks 10th of 201 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).