Canada vs South America: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq)

Canada
12,514 kt
in 2050
South America
70,181 kt
in 2050
Canada rank
9th
South America rank
11th

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Canada
  • South America
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196120052050

How they compare

South America currently reports 70,181 kt against 12,514 kt in Canada, a difference of 57,667 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 5.6 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South America ahead.

Canada ranks 9th and South America ranks 11th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada South America Difference Ahead
1960s 1,146 kt 1,599 kt 452.66 kt South America
1970s 3,133 kt 4,971 kt 1,838 kt South America
1980s 6,332 kt 8,390 kt 2,058 kt South America
1990s 8,165 kt 12,977 kt 4,812 kt South America
2000s 9,368 kt 23,493 kt 14,125 kt South America
2010s 13,895 kt 36,511 kt 22,616 kt South America
2020s 16,189 kt 53,163 kt 36,974 kt South America
2030s 11,242 kt 60,587 kt 49,345 kt South America
2050s 12,514 kt 70,181 kt 57,667 kt South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), Canada or South America?
South America, at 70,181 kt against 12,514 kt in Canada as of 2050.
What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) between Canada and South America?
57,667 kt, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South America?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Canada and South America rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq)?
Canada ranks 9th and South America ranks 11th 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
Last refreshed

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