Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in South America
South America: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions was 782.94 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in South America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural soils — direct emissions in South America is 782.94 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions in South America peaked at 790.14 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 242.73 kt, in 1961.
South America ranks 10th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in South America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 242.73 kt | — |
| 1962 | 246.44 kt | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 247.47 kt | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 255.5 kt | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 264.76 kt | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 271.91 kt | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 281.93 kt | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 286.98 kt | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 289.12 kt | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 296.53 kt | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 304.74 kt | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 318.21 kt | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 327.77 kt | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 339.82 kt | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 348.17 kt | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 367.76 kt | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 382.13 kt | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 378.25 kt | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 384.86 kt | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 401.49 kt | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 402.55 kt | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 404.63 kt | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 402.15 kt | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 414.52 kt | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 418.12 kt | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 428.01 kt | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 436.92 kt | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 445.99 kt | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 451.84 kt | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 452.29 kt | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 459.59 kt | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 467.68 kt | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 473.95 kt | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 487.63 kt | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 494.22 kt | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 488.52 kt | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 499 kt | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 501.8 kt | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 507.3 kt | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 518.54 kt | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 534.08 kt | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 555.49 kt | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 590.11 kt | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 612.86 kt | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 610.51 kt | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 617.5 kt | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 634.16 kt | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 635 kt | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 620.19 kt | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 642.9 kt | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 661.52 kt | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 653.92 kt | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 670.93 kt | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 683.4 kt | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 670.64 kt | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 679.98 kt | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 706.87 kt | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 703.4 kt | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 722.38 kt | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 749.18 kt | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 778.08 kt | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 790.14 kt | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 782.94 kt | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 265.2 kt | 242.73 kt | 289.12 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 344.82 kt | 296.53 kt | 384.86 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 420.62 kt | 401.49 kt | 451.84 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 483.2 kt | 452.29 kt | 507.3 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 592.84 kt | 518.54 kt | 635 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 679.6 kt | 642.9 kt | 722.38 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 775.09 kt | 749.18 kt | 790.14 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 agricultural soils — direct emissions in South America?
- Agricultural soils — direct emissions in South America was 782.94 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 790.14 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 242.73 kt in 1961.
- How does South America rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions?
- South America ranks 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — direct emissions rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 Agricultural Soils — Direct 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