Central America vs South Africa: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Central America
15,203 kt
in 2050
South Africa
3,958 kt
in 2050
Central America rank
23rd
South Africa rank
26th

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Central America
  • South Africa
05.0k10.0k15.0k196120052050

How they compare

Central America currently reports 15,203 kt against 3,958 kt in South Africa, a difference of 11,245 kt.

That makes Central America's figure about 3.8 times South Africa's.

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

Central America ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 26th of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Central America South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1,918 kt 566.83 kt 1,351 kt Central America
1970s 4,571 kt 1,560 kt 3,012 kt Central America
1980s 7,972 kt 2,253 kt 5,719 kt Central America
1990s 8,567 kt 2,152 kt 6,415 kt Central America
2000s 8,154 kt 2,311 kt 5,843 kt Central America
2010s 10,054 kt 2,337 kt 7,717 kt Central America
2020s 9,911 kt 2,993 kt 6,919 kt Central America
2030s 12,396 kt 3,350 kt 9,046 kt Central America
2050s 15,203 kt 3,958 kt 11,245 kt Central America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Central America or South Africa?
Central America, at 15,203 kt against 3,958 kt in South Africa as of 2050.
What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Central America and South Africa?
11,245 kt, with Central America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and South Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Central America and South Africa rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Central America ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 26th of 32 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
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