South Africa vs Spain: Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

South Africa
14,488 kt
in 2023
Spain
13,774 kt
in 2023
South Africa rank
35th
Spain rank
37th

Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • South Africa
  • Spain
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020062023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 14,488 kt against 13,774 kt in Spain, a difference of 714 kt.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.

South Africa ranks 35th and Spain ranks 37th of 222 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 13,784 kt 15,529 kt 1,745 kt Spain
2000s 14,114 kt 16,472 kt 2,358 kt Spain
2010s 14,060 kt 15,769 kt 1,709 kt Spain
2020s 14,622 kt 15,385 kt 762.4 kt Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, South Africa or Spain?
South Africa, at 14,488 kt against 13,774 kt in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between South Africa and Spain?
714 kt, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Spain?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Spain rank globally for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
South Africa ranks 35th and Spain ranks 37th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agrifood systems — 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
276 places, 9,163 data points, 1990–2023
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