Asia vs China, mainland: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq)

Asia
463,787 kt
in 2050
China, mainland
171,239 kt
in 2050
Asia rank
1st
China, mainland rank
2nd

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Asia
  • China, mainland
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How they compare

Asia currently reports 463,787 kt against 171,239 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 292,548 kt.

That makes Asia's figure about 2.7 times China, mainland's.

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

Asia ranks 1st and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 20 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 22,756 kt 9,086 kt 13,670 kt Asia
1970s 65,555 kt 30,726 kt 34,829 kt Asia
1980s 153,190 kt 80,781 kt 72,409 kt Asia
1990s 238,312 kt 119,213 kt 119,099 kt Asia
2000s 295,246 kt 143,597 kt 151,649 kt Asia
2010s 353,056 kt 164,253 kt 188,802 kt Asia
2020s 356,662 kt 137,700 kt 218,963 kt Asia
2030s 415,868 kt 165,838 kt 250,030 kt Asia
2050s 463,787 kt 171,239 kt 292,548 kt Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), Asia or China, mainland?
Asia, at 463,787 kt against 171,239 kt in China, mainland as of 2050.
What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) between Asia and China, mainland?
292,548 kt, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China, mainland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Asia and China, mainland rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq)?
Asia ranks 1st and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 20 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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