South Africa vs Spain: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq)
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- South Africa
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 5,212 kt against 3,958 kt in South Africa, a difference of 1,254 kt.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 26th and Spain ranks 24th of 199 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 566.83 kt | 2,379 kt | 1,812 kt | Spain |
| 1970s | 1,560 kt | 4,136 kt | 2,576 kt | Spain |
| 1980s | 2,253 kt | 5,349 kt | 3,095 kt | Spain |
| 1990s | 2,152 kt | 5,672 kt | 3,520 kt | Spain |
| 2000s | 2,311 kt | 5,475 kt | 3,164 kt | Spain |
| 2010s | 2,337 kt | 5,445 kt | 3,109 kt | Spain |
| 2020s | 2,993 kt | 4,974 kt | 1,982 kt | Spain |
| 2030s | 3,350 kt | 5,181 kt | 1,830 kt | Spain |
| 2050s | 3,958 kt | 5,212 kt | 1,255 kt | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), South Africa or Spain?
- Spain, at 5,212 kt against 3,958 kt in South Africa as of 2050.
- What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) between South Africa and Spain?
- 1,254 kt, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Spain?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
- How do South Africa and Spain rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq)?
- South Africa ranks 26th and Spain ranks 24th 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
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