AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in South America
South America: AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 288,755 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
South America recorded 288,755 kt for afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South America peaked at 292,717 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 177,760 kt, in 1990.
South America ranks 11th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in South America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 177,760 kt | — |
| 1991 | 180,353 kt | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 183,089 kt | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 185,172 kt | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 190,000 kt | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 192,228 kt | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 181,770 kt | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 186,877 kt | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 194,559 kt | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 195,075 kt | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 189,263 kt | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 201,316 kt | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 216,530 kt | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 224,585 kt | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 239,424 kt | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 237,428 kt | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 230,303 kt | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 255,733 kt | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 236,005 kt | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 224,157 kt | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 262,555 kt | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 242,997 kt | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 245,687 kt | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 242,381 kt | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 249,292 kt | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 249,864 kt | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 251,614 kt | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 265,102 kt | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 253,971 kt | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 273,898 kt | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 286,921 kt | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 288,258 kt | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 292,717 kt | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 288,755 kt | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 186,688 kt | 177,760 kt | 195,075 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 225,474 kt | 189,263 kt | 255,733 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 253,736 kt | 242,381 kt | 273,898 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 289,163 kt | 286,921 kt | 292,717 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
More climate change data for South America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 224,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 781,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 846.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 27,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 123,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 96,422 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,326 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 363.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 975.93 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South America?
- Afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South America was 288,755 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 292,717 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 177,760 kt in 1990.
- How does South America rank for afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- South America ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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