South Africa vs Western Africa: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions over time
- South Africa
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 25.22 kt against 14.93 kt in South Africa, a difference of 10.29 kt.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 1.7 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 26th and Western Africa ranks 28th of 199 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 5 and Western Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.14 kt | 0.2505 kt | 1.89 kt | South Africa |
| 1970s | 5.89 kt | 1.3 kt | 4.59 kt | South Africa |
| 1980s | 8.5 kt | 3.55 kt | 4.96 kt | South Africa |
| 1990s | 8.12 kt | 5.37 kt | 2.76 kt | South Africa |
| 2000s | 8.72 kt | 5.8 kt | 2.92 kt | South Africa |
| 2010s | 8.82 kt | 12.4 kt | 3.58 kt | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 11.29 kt | 14.33 kt | 3.04 kt | Western Africa |
| 2030s | 12.64 kt | 14.66 kt | 2.02 kt | Western Africa |
| 2050s | 14.93 kt | 25.22 kt | 10.29 kt | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions, South Africa or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 25.22 kt against 14.93 kt in South Africa as of 2050.
- What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions between South Africa and Western Africa?
- 10.29 kt, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Western Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
- How do South Africa and Western Africa rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions?
- South Africa ranks 26th and Western Africa ranks 28th of 199 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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About this data
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