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

Iraq
3,711 kt
in 2050
Southern Africa
4,082 kt
in 2050
Iraq rank
28th
Southern Africa rank
29th

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Iraq
  • Southern Africa
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How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 4,082 kt against 3,711 kt in Iraq, a difference of 371 kt.

That makes Southern 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 Southern Africa ahead.

Iraq ranks 28th and Southern Africa ranks 29th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 23.61 kt 590.05 kt 566.43 kt Southern Africa
1970s 171.33 kt 1,593 kt 1,421 kt Southern Africa
1980s 584.83 kt 2,296 kt 1,711 kt Southern Africa
1990s 1,122 kt 2,190 kt 1,068 kt Southern Africa
2000s 1,209 kt 2,363 kt 1,154 kt Southern Africa
2010s 743.53 kt 2,527 kt 1,784 kt Southern Africa
2020s 969.53 kt 3,183 kt 2,214 kt Southern Africa
2030s 2,032 kt 3,434 kt 1,402 kt Southern Africa
2050s 3,711 kt 4,082 kt 371.74 kt Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), Iraq or Southern Africa?
Southern Africa, at 4,082 kt against 3,711 kt in Iraq as of 2050.
What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) between Iraq and Southern Africa?
371 kt, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Southern Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Iraq and Southern Africa rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq)?
Iraq ranks 28th and Southern Africa ranks 29th 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