South Africa vs Spain: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

South Africa
11,192 kt
in 2023
Spain
10,311 kt
in 2023
South Africa rank
37th
Spain rank
38th

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • South Africa
  • Spain
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 11,192 kt against 10,311 kt in Spain, a difference of 881 kt.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 37th and Spain ranks 38th of 225 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 9,350 kt 7,359 kt 1,991 kt South Africa
1970s 10,277 kt 9,421 kt 856.62 kt South Africa
1980s 11,158 kt 11,455 kt 296.46 kt Spain
1990s 11,443 kt 12,710 kt 1,267 kt Spain
2000s 11,721 kt 13,102 kt 1,381 kt Spain
2010s 11,687 kt 12,471 kt 783.72 kt Spain
2020s 11,851 kt 11,826 kt 24.6 kt South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, South Africa or Spain?
South Africa, at 11,192 kt against 10,311 kt in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between South Africa and Spain?
881 kt, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Spain rank globally for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
South Africa ranks 37th and Spain ranks 38th of 225 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
279 places, 15,432 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf