South Africa vs South America: Maize (corn) — Crop residues

South Africa
0.4832 kt
in 2050
South America
4.07 kt
in 2050
South Africa rank
11th
South America rank
11th

Maize (corn) — Crop residues over time

  • South Africa
  • South America
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How they compare

South America currently reports 4.07 kt against 0.4832 kt in South Africa, a difference of 3.59 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 8.4 times South Africa's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 11th and South America ranks 11th of 164 countries.

South America has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa South America Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2179 kt 0.7373 kt 0.5194 kt South America
1970s 0.2927 kt 0.9721 kt 0.6794 kt South America
1980s 0.3043 kt 1.21 kt 0.9107 kt South America
1990s 0.2835 kt 1.5 kt 1.22 kt South America
2000s 0.3071 kt 2.12 kt 1.81 kt South America
2010s 0.3631 kt 3.68 kt 3.32 kt South America
2020s 0.4624 kt 5.12 kt 4.66 kt South America
2030s 0.4396 kt 3.37 kt 2.93 kt South America
2050s 0.4832 kt 4.07 kt 3.58 kt South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maize (corn) — crop residues, South Africa or South America?
South America, at 4.07 kt against 0.4832 kt in South Africa as of 2050.
What is the difference in maize (corn) — crop residues between South Africa and South America?
3.59 kt, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and South America?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do South Africa and South America rank globally for maize (corn) — crop residues?
South Africa ranks 11th and South America ranks 11th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Maize (corn) — Crop residues (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
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
216 places, 12,281 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).