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

South Africa
3,958 kt
in 2050
Southern Africa
4,082 kt
in 2050
South Africa rank
26th
Southern Africa rank
29th

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • South Africa
  • Southern Africa
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How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 4,082 kt against 3,958 kt in South Africa, a difference of 124 kt.

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

South Africa ranks 26th 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 South Africa Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 566.83 kt 590.05 kt 23.22 kt Southern Africa
1970s 1,560 kt 1,593 kt 32.91 kt Southern Africa
1980s 2,253 kt 2,296 kt 42.44 kt Southern Africa
1990s 2,152 kt 2,190 kt 37.97 kt Southern Africa
2000s 2,311 kt 2,363 kt 52.35 kt Southern Africa
2010s 2,337 kt 2,527 kt 190.62 kt Southern Africa
2020s 2,993 kt 3,183 kt 190.55 kt Southern Africa
2030s 3,350 kt 3,434 kt 83.34 kt Southern Africa
2050s 3,958 kt 4,082 kt 124.6 kt Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), South Africa or Southern Africa?
Southern Africa, at 4,082 kt against 3,958 kt in South Africa as of 2050.
What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) between South Africa and Southern Africa?
124 kt, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Southern Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do South Africa and Southern Africa rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq)?
South Africa ranks 26th 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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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