Colombia vs South Africa: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per square
Colombia
0.0021 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0019 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
84th
South Africa rank
86th
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per square over time
- Colombia
- South Africa
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.0021 kt per square kilometre against 0.0019 kt per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0002 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Colombia ranks 84th and South Africa ranks 86th of 176 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per square, Colombia or South Africa?
- Colombia, at 0.0021 kt per square kilometre against 0.0019 kt per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per square between Colombia and South Africa?
- 0.0002 kt per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per square?
- Colombia ranks 84th and South Africa ranks 86th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.