Australia vs Northern Africa: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq)

Australia
7,161 kt
in 2050
Northern Africa
15,743 kt
in 2050
Australia rank
19th
Northern Africa rank
22nd

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Australia
  • Northern Africa
05.0k10.0k15.0k196120052050

How they compare

Northern Africa currently reports 15,743 kt against 7,161 kt in Australia, a difference of 8,582 kt.

That makes Northern Africa's figure about 2.2 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 19th and Northern Africa ranks 22nd of 199 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Northern Africa in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Northern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 468.53 kt 1,796 kt 1,327 kt Northern Africa
1970s 979.85 kt 3,359 kt 2,379 kt Northern Africa
1980s 1,806 kt 5,549 kt 3,743 kt Northern Africa
1990s 3,826 kt 6,614 kt 2,788 kt Northern Africa
2000s 5,126 kt 9,017 kt 3,891 kt Northern Africa
2010s 7,091 kt 9,314 kt 2,222 kt Northern Africa
2020s 10,953 kt 10,260 kt 692.55 kt Australia
2030s 6,402 kt 12,448 kt 6,046 kt Northern Africa
2050s 7,161 kt 15,743 kt 8,582 kt Northern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), Australia or Northern Africa?
Northern Africa, at 15,743 kt against 7,161 kt in Australia as of 2050.
What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) between Australia and Northern Africa?
8,582 kt, with Northern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Northern Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Australia and Northern Africa rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq)?
Australia ranks 19th and Northern Africa ranks 22nd of 199 countries.
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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About this data

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