Paraguay vs South Africa: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per square

Paraguay
0.0019 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0019 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Paraguay rank
88th
South Africa rank
86th

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

  • Paraguay
  • South Africa
00.0010.0020.003196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0019 kt per square kilometre against 0.0019 kt per square kilometre in Paraguay, a difference of 0 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Paraguay ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 86th of 176 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0018 kt per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0018 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0025 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 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, Paraguay or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0019 kt per square kilometre against 0.0019 kt per square kilometre in Paraguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per square between Paraguay and South Africa?
0 kt per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Paraguay and South Africa rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per square?
Paraguay ranks 88th 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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Indicator
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.