Agrifood systems — Emissions in South America
South America: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 30,029 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood systems — Emissions in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
South America recorded 30,029 kt for agrifood systems — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in South America peaked at 30,029 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22,480 kt, in 1990.
That places South America 9th 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.
Agrifood systems — Emissions in South America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22,480 kt | — |
| 1991 | 22,828 kt | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 23,208 kt | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 23,317 kt | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 23,740 kt | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 24,069 kt | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 23,746 kt | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 24,159 kt | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 24,679 kt | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 24,849 kt | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 24,165 kt | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 24,676 kt | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 25,537 kt | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 26,384 kt | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 27,401 kt | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 27,817 kt | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 27,501 kt | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 27,953 kt | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 27,749 kt | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 27,635 kt | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 28,770 kt | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 28,011 kt | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 28,247 kt | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 27,736 kt | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 27,853 kt | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 27,998 kt | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 28,172 kt | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 28,339 kt | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 27,944 kt | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 28,654 kt | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 29,094 kt | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 29,189 kt | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 29,781 kt | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 30,029 kt | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,707 kt | 22,480 kt | 24,849 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,682 kt | 24,165 kt | 27,953 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,172 kt | 27,736 kt | 28,770 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,523 kt | 29,094 kt | 30,029 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 agrifood systems — emissions in South America?
- Agrifood systems — emissions in South America was 30,029 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 30,029 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,480 kt in 1990.
- How does South America rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
- South America ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4). 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