China, mainland vs OECD: Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions

China, mainland
487.69 kt
in 2050
OECD
462.38 kt
in 2050
China, mainland rank
2nd
OECD rank
3rd

Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions over time

  • China, mainland
  • OECD
0100200300400500196120052050

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 487.69 kt against 462.38 kt in OECD, a difference of 25.31 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.1 times OECD's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was OECD ahead.

China, mainland ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 3rd of 199 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 2 and OECD in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland OECD Difference Ahead
1960s 25.88 kt 191.9 kt 166.02 kt OECD
1970s 87.51 kt 341.16 kt 253.66 kt OECD
1980s 230.06 kt 431.07 kt 201.01 kt OECD
1990s 339.52 kt 441.52 kt 102 kt OECD
2000s 408.96 kt 439.3 kt 30.34 kt OECD
2010s 467.79 kt 472.43 kt 4.64 kt OECD
2020s 392.17 kt 471.78 kt 79.61 kt OECD
2030s 472.3 kt 439.12 kt 33.19 kt China, mainland
2050s 487.69 kt 462.38 kt 25.3 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions, China, mainland or OECD?
China, mainland, at 487.69 kt against 462.38 kt in OECD as of 2050.
What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions between China, mainland and OECD?
25.31 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and OECD?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do China, mainland and OECD rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 3rd 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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Indicator
Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
251 places, 14,396 data points, 1961–2050
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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