Portugal vs South Africa: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Portugal
41.18 kt
in 2023
South Africa
45.82 kt
in 2023
Portugal rank
61st
South Africa rank
59th

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Portugal
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 45.82 kt against 41.18 kt in Portugal, a difference of 4.64 kt.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 59th of 221 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 46.26 kt 40.27 kt 5.99 kt Portugal
2000s 44.97 kt 46.04 kt 1.06 kt South Africa
2010s 43.66 kt 46.92 kt 3.26 kt South Africa
2020s 41.43 kt 45.82 kt 4.39 kt South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Portugal or South Africa?
South Africa, at 45.82 kt against 41.18 kt in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Portugal and South Africa?
4.64 kt, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Portugal and South Africa rank globally for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Portugal ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 59th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Drained organic soils (N2O) — 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
Drained organic soils (N2O) — 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
275 places, 9,129 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