Iraq vs South Africa: Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions

Iraq
10.57 kt
in 2050
South Africa
11.27 kt
in 2050
Iraq rank
28th
South Africa rank
26th

Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions over time

  • Iraq
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 11.27 kt against 10.57 kt in Iraq, a difference of 0.7 kt.

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

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0672 kt 1.61 kt 1.55 kt South Africa
1970s 0.488 kt 4.44 kt 3.95 kt South Africa
1980s 1.67 kt 6.42 kt 4.75 kt South Africa
1990s 3.19 kt 6.13 kt 2.93 kt South Africa
2000s 3.44 kt 6.58 kt 3.14 kt South Africa
2010s 2.12 kt 6.66 kt 4.54 kt South Africa
2020s 2.76 kt 8.52 kt 5.76 kt South Africa
2030s 5.79 kt 9.54 kt 3.76 kt South Africa
2050s 10.57 kt 11.27 kt 0.7038 kt South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions, Iraq or South Africa?
South Africa, at 11.27 kt against 10.57 kt in Iraq as of 2050.
What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions between Iraq and South Africa?
0.7 kt, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Iraq and South Africa rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions?
Iraq ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 26th 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