South Africa vs Western Africa: Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

South Africa
5,119 kt
in 2050
Western Africa
14,712 kt
in 2050
South Africa rank
28th
Western Africa rank
26th

Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • South Africa
  • Western Africa
05.0k10.0k15.0k196120052050

How they compare

Western Africa currently reports 14,712 kt against 5,119 kt in South Africa, a difference of 9,593 kt.

That makes Western Africa's figure about 2.9 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Western Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 28th and Western Africa ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Western Africa in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1,119 kt 1,460 kt 340.97 kt Western Africa
1970s 2,292 kt 1,760 kt 532.36 kt South Africa
1980s 3,045 kt 2,837 kt 208.58 kt South Africa
1990s 2,857 kt 4,356 kt 1,500 kt Western Africa
2000s 3,030 kt 5,131 kt 2,100 kt Western Africa
2010s 3,160 kt 8,030 kt 4,870 kt Western Africa
2020s 4,060 kt 9,511 kt 5,451 kt Western Africa
2030s 4,374 kt 9,870 kt 5,496 kt Western Africa
2050s 5,119 kt 14,712 kt 9,593 kt Western Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, South Africa or Western Africa?
Western Africa, at 14,712 kt against 5,119 kt in South Africa as of 2050.
What is the difference in emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between South Africa and Western Africa?
9,593 kt, with Western Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Western Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do South Africa and Western Africa rank globally for emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
South Africa ranks 28th and Western Africa ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions from crops — 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
Emissions from crops — 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
251 places, 14,717 data points, 1961–2050
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