Australia vs New Zealand: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per capita

Australia
0.0004 kt per person
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0004 kt per person
in 2023
Australia rank
1st
New Zealand rank
3rd

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
0000.001196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0004 kt per person against 0.0004 kt per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0 kt per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person Australia
1970s 0.0001 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person Australia
1980s 0.0001 kt per person 0 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Australia
1990s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0 kt per person Australia
2000s 0.0003 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person New Zealand
2010s 0.0003 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person New Zealand
2020s 0.0004 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0 kt per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per capita, Australia or New Zealand?
Australia, at 0.0004 kt per person against 0.0004 kt per person in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per capita between Australia and New Zealand?
0 kt per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per capita?
Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per capita. 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), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,802 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.