New Zealand vs Spain: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq), per square kilometre

New Zealand
0.0077 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0085 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
36th
Spain rank
34th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Spain
00.0050.010.015196119922023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.0085 kt per square kilometre against 0.0077 kt per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0008 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

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

New Zealand ranks 36th and Spain ranks 34th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0048 kt per square kilometre 0.0046 kt per square kilometre Spain
1970s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0083 kt per square kilometre 0.0079 kt per square kilometre Spain
1980s 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0107 kt per square kilometre 0.0101 kt per square kilometre Spain
1990s 0.0025 kt per square kilometre 0.0114 kt per square kilometre 0.0088 kt per square kilometre Spain
2000s 0.0064 kt per square kilometre 0.011 kt per square kilometre 0.0046 kt per square kilometre Spain
2010s 0.0085 kt per square kilometre 0.0109 kt per square kilometre 0.0024 kt per square kilometre Spain
2020s 0.0089 kt per square kilometre 0.01 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre, New Zealand or Spain?
Spain, at 0.0085 kt per square kilometre against 0.0077 kt per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre between New Zealand and Spain?
0.0008 kt per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 36th and Spain ranks 34th 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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Indicator
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (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) (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.