South Africa vs Western Africa: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time
- South Africa
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 6,683 kt against 3,958 kt in South Africa, a difference of 2,725 kt.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 1.7 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 26th and Western Africa ranks 28th of 199 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 5 and Western Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 566.83 kt | 66.39 kt | 500.44 kt | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1,560 kt | 343.61 kt | 1,216 kt | South Africa |
| 1980s | 2,253 kt | 939.65 kt | 1,314 kt | South Africa |
| 1990s | 2,152 kt | 1,422 kt | 730.16 kt | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2,311 kt | 1,536 kt | 774.78 kt | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2,337 kt | 3,285 kt | 948.1 kt | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 2,993 kt | 3,797 kt | 804.33 kt | Western Africa |
| 2030s | 3,350 kt | 3,886 kt | 535.04 kt | Western Africa |
| 2050s | 3,958 kt | 6,683 kt | 2,726 kt | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, South Africa or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 6,683 kt against 3,958 kt in South Africa as of 2050.
- What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between South Africa and Western Africa?
- 2,725 kt, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Western Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
- How do South Africa and Western Africa rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- South Africa ranks 26th and Western Africa ranks 28th of 199 countries.
- 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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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