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

Italy
4,366 kt
in 2050
South Africa
3,958 kt
in 2050
Italy rank
25th
South Africa rank
26th

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Italy
  • South Africa
02.0k4.0k6.0k196120052050

How they compare

Italy currently reports 4,366 kt against 3,958 kt in South Africa, a difference of 408 kt.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

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

Italy ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 26th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 2,442 kt 566.83 kt 1,875 kt Italy
1970s 4,219 kt 1,560 kt 2,659 kt Italy
1980s 5,433 kt 2,253 kt 3,180 kt Italy
1990s 4,862 kt 2,152 kt 2,710 kt Italy
2000s 4,280 kt 2,311 kt 1,969 kt Italy
2010s 3,190 kt 2,337 kt 853.11 kt Italy
2020s 3,154 kt 2,993 kt 161.56 kt Italy
2030s 4,340 kt 3,350 kt 989.33 kt Italy
2050s 4,366 kt 3,958 kt 408.63 kt Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), Italy or South Africa?
Italy, at 4,366 kt against 3,958 kt in South Africa as of 2050.
What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) between Italy and South Africa?
408 kt, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Italy and South Africa rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq)?
Italy ranks 25th 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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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