Australia vs Zambia: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Australia
0.0015 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0017 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
96th
Zambia rank
93rd
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.0017 kt per square kilometre against 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.0002 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Australia ranks 96th and Zambia ranks 93rd of 176 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre, Australia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.0017 kt per square kilometre against 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre between Australia and Zambia?
- 0.0002 kt per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Zambia rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 96th and Zambia ranks 93rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (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) (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.