OECD vs United States: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq)

OECD
162,355 kt
in 2050
United States
59,354 kt
in 2050
OECD rank
3rd
United States rank
5th

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • OECD
  • United States
050.0k100.0k150.0k196120052050

How they compare

OECD currently reports 162,355 kt against 59,354 kt in United States, a difference of 103,001 kt.

That makes OECD's figure about 2.7 times United States's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

OECD ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD United States Difference Ahead
1960s 67,379 kt 26,355 kt 41,024 kt OECD
1970s 119,791 kt 47,073 kt 72,717 kt OECD
1980s 151,361 kt 53,832 kt 97,530 kt OECD
1990s 155,029 kt 59,980 kt 95,049 kt OECD
2000s 154,250 kt 61,369 kt 92,881 kt OECD
2010s 165,881 kt 65,481 kt 100,399 kt OECD
2020s 165,653 kt 64,144 kt 101,508 kt OECD
2030s 154,185 kt 56,402 kt 97,783 kt OECD
2050s 162,355 kt 59,354 kt 103,001 kt OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), OECD or United States?
OECD, at 162,355 kt against 59,354 kt in United States as of 2050.
What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) between OECD and United States?
103,001 kt, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and United States?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do OECD and United States rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq)?
OECD ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 232 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
265 places, 15,107 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