Iraq vs South Africa: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq)

Iraq
3,711 kt
in 2050
South Africa
3,958 kt
in 2050
Iraq rank
28th
South Africa rank
26th

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Iraq
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 3,958 kt against 3,711 kt in Iraq, a difference of 247 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 23.61 kt 566.83 kt 543.21 kt South Africa
1970s 171.33 kt 1,560 kt 1,388 kt South Africa
1980s 584.83 kt 2,253 kt 1,669 kt South Africa
1990s 1,122 kt 2,152 kt 1,030 kt South Africa
2000s 1,209 kt 2,311 kt 1,102 kt South Africa
2010s 743.53 kt 2,337 kt 1,593 kt South Africa
2020s 969.53 kt 2,993 kt 2,023 kt South Africa
2030s 2,032 kt 3,350 kt 1,319 kt South Africa
2050s 3,711 kt 3,958 kt 247.14 kt South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), Iraq or South Africa?
South Africa, at 3,958 kt against 3,711 kt in Iraq as of 2050.
What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) between Iraq and South Africa?
247 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 — emissions (co2eq)?
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 — 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