Canada vs South America: Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions
Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions over time
- Canada
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 199.88 kt against 35.64 kt in Canada, a difference of 164.24 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 5.6 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South America ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and South America ranks 11th of 199 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.26 kt | 4.55 kt | 1.29 kt | South America |
| 1970s | 8.92 kt | 14.16 kt | 5.23 kt | South America |
| 1980s | 18.03 kt | 23.9 kt | 5.86 kt | South America |
| 1990s | 23.25 kt | 36.96 kt | 13.7 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 26.68 kt | 66.91 kt | 40.23 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 39.57 kt | 103.98 kt | 64.41 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 46.11 kt | 151.41 kt | 105.3 kt | South America |
| 2030s | 32.02 kt | 172.55 kt | 140.53 kt | South America |
| 2050s | 35.64 kt | 199.88 kt | 164.24 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions, Canada or South America?
- South America, at 199.88 kt against 35.64 kt in Canada as of 2050.
- What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions between Canada and South America?
- 164.24 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South America?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
- How do Canada and South America rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions?
- Canada ranks 9th and South America ranks 11th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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