New Zealand vs Southern Africa: Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions

New Zealand
7.44 kt
in 2023
Southern Africa
9.37 kt
in 2023
New Zealand rank
30th
Southern Africa rank
29th

Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions over time

  • New Zealand
  • Southern Africa
051015196119922023

How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 9.37 kt against 7.44 kt in New Zealand, a difference of 1.93 kt.

That makes Southern Africa's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Southern Africa ahead.

New Zealand ranks 30th and Southern Africa ranks 29th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Southern Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 10.34 kt 9.57 kt 0.7649 kt New Zealand
1970s 11.51 kt 9.72 kt 1.79 kt New Zealand
1980s 12.45 kt 9.84 kt 2.61 kt New Zealand
1990s 10.4 kt 10.11 kt 0.2945 kt New Zealand
2000s 9.31 kt 10.15 kt 0.8463 kt Southern Africa
2010s 8.37 kt 9.87 kt 1.5 kt Southern Africa
2020s 7.71 kt 9.15 kt 1.44 kt Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural soils — indirect emissions, New Zealand or Southern Africa?
Southern Africa, at 9.37 kt against 7.44 kt in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural soils — indirect emissions between New Zealand and Southern Africa?
1.93 kt, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Southern Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Southern Africa rank globally for agricultural soils — indirect emissions?
New Zealand ranks 30th and Southern Africa ranks 29th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
248 places, 14,264 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