Australia vs World: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita (capita)

Australia
0.0004 kt per person
in 2023
World
0.0001 kt per person
in 2023
Australia rank
1st
World rank
1st

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita (capita) over time

  • Australia
  • World
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0004 kt per person against 0.0001 kt per person in World, a difference of 0.0003 kt per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 5.8 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was World ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), per capita, Australia or World?
Australia, at 0.0004 kt per person against 0.0001 kt per person in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), per capita between Australia and World?
0.0003 kt per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and World rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), per capita?
Australia ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (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) (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) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.