Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions, OECD or World?

World, at 2,830 kt against 612.66 kt in OECD as of 2050.

How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and World?

65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.

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.

OECD vs World: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (N2O)

OECD

612.66 kt

in 2050

World

2,830 kt

in 2050

OECD rank

3rd

World rank

1st

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (N2O) over time

OECD
World

How they compare

World currently reports 2,830 kt against 612.66 kt in OECD, a difference of 2,217 kt.

That makes World's figure about 4.6 times OECD's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

OECD ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 232 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	OECD	World	Difference	Ahead
1960s	254.26 kt	404.48 kt	150.22 kt	World
1970s	452.04 kt	891.48 kt	439.44 kt	World
1980s	571.17 kt	1,452 kt	881.14 kt	World
1990s	585.01 kt	1,631 kt	1,046 kt	World
2000s	582.08 kt	1,864 kt	1,282 kt	World
2010s	625.97 kt	2,223 kt	1,597 kt	World
2020s	625.1 kt	2,338 kt	1,713 kt	World
2030s	581.83 kt	2,526 kt	1,944 kt	World
2050s	612.66 kt	2,830 kt	2,217 kt	World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions, OECD or World?: World, at 2,830 kt against 612.66 kt in OECD as of 2050.
What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions between OECD and World?: 2,217 kt, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and World?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do OECD and World rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions?: OECD ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 232 countries.
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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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: 265 places, 15,107 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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