Africa vs Australia and New Zealand: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Africa
39,304 kt
in 2050
Australia and New Zealand
7,785 kt
in 2050
Africa rank
16th
Australia and New Zealand rank
23rd

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Africa
  • Australia and New Zealand
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How they compare

Africa currently reports 39,304 kt against 7,785 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 31,519 kt.

That makes Africa's figure about 5.0 times Australia and New Zealand's.

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

Africa ranks 16th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 23rd of 33 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 2,946 kt 501.46 kt 2,445 kt Africa
1970s 6,446 kt 1,089 kt 5,357 kt Africa
1980s 10,496 kt 1,963 kt 8,533 kt Africa
1990s 12,092 kt 4,488 kt 7,603 kt Africa
2000s 15,351 kt 6,810 kt 8,541 kt Africa
2010s 20,154 kt 9,331 kt 10,823 kt Africa
2020s 25,212 kt 13,298 kt 11,914 kt Africa
2030s 26,346 kt 7,007 kt 19,339 kt Africa
2050s 39,304 kt 7,785 kt 31,518 kt Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Africa or Australia and New Zealand?
Africa, at 39,304 kt against 7,785 kt in Australia and New Zealand as of 2050.
What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
31,519 kt, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Africa and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Africa ranks 16th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 23rd of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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) from N2O (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