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

New Zealand
0.0004 kt per person
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0003 kt per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
3rd
Uruguay rank
5th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Uruguay
0000.001196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0004 kt per person against 0.0003 kt per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0001 kt per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 5th of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person Uruguay
1970s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person New Zealand
1980s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person New Zealand
1990s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person New Zealand
2000s 0.0004 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person New Zealand
2010s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person New Zealand
2020s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0001 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, New Zealand or Uruguay?
New Zealand, at 0.0004 kt per person against 0.0003 kt per person in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per capita between New Zealand and Uruguay?
0.0001 kt per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 5th 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.