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

New Zealand
0.0004 kt per person
in 2023
World
0.0001 kt per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
3rd
World rank
1st

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

  • New Zealand
  • World
0000.001196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand 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 New Zealand's figure about 5.1 times World's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was World ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand World Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person World
1970s 0 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0 kt per person World
1980s 0 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0 kt per person World
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 0.0001 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person New Zealand
2020s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), per capita, New Zealand or World?
New Zealand, 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 New Zealand and World?
0.0003 kt per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and World rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), per capita?
New Zealand ranks 3rd 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.