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

Eastern Africa
11,845 kt
in 2050
South Africa
3,958 kt
in 2050
Eastern Africa rank
25th
South Africa rank
26th

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Eastern Africa
  • South Africa
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196120052050

How they compare

Eastern Africa currently reports 11,845 kt against 3,958 kt in South Africa, a difference of 7,887 kt.

That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 3.0 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Eastern Africa ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 26th of 32 groups.

Across the 9 decades both report, Eastern Africa averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Africa South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 432.76 kt 566.83 kt 134.07 kt South Africa
1970s 1,001 kt 1,560 kt 558.9 kt South Africa
1980s 1,521 kt 2,253 kt 732.37 kt South Africa
1990s 1,723 kt 2,152 kt 429.21 kt South Africa
2000s 2,221 kt 2,311 kt 89.42 kt South Africa
2010s 4,551 kt 2,337 kt 2,215 kt Eastern Africa
2020s 7,349 kt 2,993 kt 4,356 kt Eastern Africa
2030s 6,066 kt 3,350 kt 2,715 kt Eastern Africa
2050s 11,845 kt 3,958 kt 7,888 kt Eastern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Eastern Africa or South Africa?
Eastern Africa, at 11,845 kt against 3,958 kt in South Africa as of 2050.
What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Eastern Africa and South Africa?
7,887 kt, with Eastern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and South Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Eastern Africa and South Africa rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Eastern Africa ranks 25th 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