AFOLU — Emissions in South America
South America: AFOLU — Emissions was 1,090 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, afolu — emissions in South America stood at 1,090 kt.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in South America peaked at 1,105 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 670.79 kt, in 1990.
That places South America 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions in South America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 670.79 kt | — |
| 1991 | 680.58 kt | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 690.9 kt | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 698.76 kt | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 716.98 kt | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 725.39 kt | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 685.92 kt | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 705.2 kt | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 734.18 kt | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 736.13 kt | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 714.2 kt | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 759.68 kt | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 817.09 kt | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 847.49 kt | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 903.49 kt | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 895.95 kt | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 869.07 kt | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 965.03 kt | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 890.58 kt | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 845.88 kt | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 990.77 kt | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 916.97 kt | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 927.12 kt | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 914.64 kt | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 940.73 kt | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 942.88 kt | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 949.49 kt | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,000 kt | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 958.38 kt | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 1,034 kt | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 1,083 kt | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 1,088 kt | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1,105 kt | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1,090 kt | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 704.48 kt | 670.79 kt | 736.13 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 850.85 kt | 714.2 kt | 965.03 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 957.5 kt | 914.64 kt | 1,034 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,091 kt | 1,083 kt | 1,105 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 in South America?
- Afolu — emissions in South America was 1,090 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 1,105 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 670.79 kt in 1990.
- How does South America rank for afolu — emissions?
- South America ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions 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 (N2O). 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