South Africa vs Spain: Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions
Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions over time
- South Africa
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 14.85 kt against 11.27 kt in South Africa, a difference of 3.58 kt.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 26th and Spain ranks 24th of 199 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.61 kt | 6.78 kt | 5.16 kt | Spain |
| 1970s | 4.44 kt | 11.78 kt | 7.34 kt | Spain |
| 1980s | 6.42 kt | 15.23 kt | 8.82 kt | Spain |
| 1990s | 6.13 kt | 16.15 kt | 10.02 kt | Spain |
| 2000s | 6.58 kt | 15.59 kt | 9.01 kt | Spain |
| 2010s | 6.66 kt | 15.51 kt | 8.85 kt | Spain |
| 2020s | 8.52 kt | 14.17 kt | 5.64 kt | Spain |
| 2030s | 9.54 kt | 14.76 kt | 5.21 kt | Spain |
| 2050s | 11.27 kt | 14.85 kt | 3.57 kt | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions, South Africa or Spain?
- Spain, at 14.85 kt against 11.27 kt in South Africa as of 2050.
- What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions between South Africa and Spain?
- 3.58 kt, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Spain?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
- How do South Africa and Spain rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions?
- South Africa ranks 26th and Spain ranks 24th 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