Australia vs Pakistan: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture over time
- Australia
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 52.23 Mt CO2e against 38.62 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 13.61 Mt CO2e.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.4 Mt CO2e | 9.81 Mt CO2e | 19.59 Mt CO2e | Australia |
| 1980s | 27.5 Mt CO2e | 15.5 Mt CO2e | 11.99 Mt CO2e | Australia |
| 1990s | 32.01 Mt CO2e | 22.84 Mt CO2e | 9.17 Mt CO2e | Australia |
| 2000s | 33.08 Mt CO2e | 31.6 Mt CO2e | 1.47 Mt CO2e | Australia |
| 2010s | 33.16 Mt CO2e | 40.96 Mt CO2e | 7.8 Mt CO2e | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 35.57 Mt CO2e | 50.06 Mt CO2e | 14.49 Mt CO2e | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture, Australia or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 52.23 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 Pakistan?
- 13.61 Mt CO2e, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Pakistan?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Pakistan rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture?
- Australia ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 6th 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).