Eastern Africa vs South Africa: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions

Eastern Africa
44.7 kt
in 2050
South Africa
14.93 kt
in 2050
Eastern Africa rank
25th
South Africa rank
26th

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions over time

  • Eastern Africa
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Eastern Africa currently reports 44.7 kt against 14.93 kt in South Africa, a difference of 29.77 kt.

That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 3.0 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Eastern Africa ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 26th of 32 groups.

Across the 9 decades both report, Eastern Africa averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Africa South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1.63 kt 2.14 kt 0.5059 kt South Africa
1970s 3.78 kt 5.89 kt 2.11 kt South Africa
1980s 5.74 kt 8.5 kt 2.76 kt South Africa
1990s 6.5 kt 8.12 kt 1.62 kt South Africa
2000s 8.38 kt 8.72 kt 0.3374 kt South Africa
2010s 17.17 kt 8.82 kt 8.36 kt Eastern Africa
2020s 27.73 kt 11.29 kt 16.44 kt Eastern Africa
2030s 22.89 kt 12.64 kt 10.25 kt Eastern Africa
2050s 44.7 kt 14.93 kt 29.77 kt Eastern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions, Eastern Africa or South Africa?
Eastern Africa, at 44.7 kt against 14.93 kt in South Africa as of 2050.
What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions between Eastern Africa and South Africa?
29.77 kt, with Eastern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and South Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Eastern Africa and South Africa rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions?
Eastern Africa ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 26th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
251 places, 14,396 data points, 1961–2050
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf