Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in South America
South America: Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 840,809 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in South America is 840,809 kt, measured 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 (co2eq) from ch4 in South America peaked at 840,809 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 629,442 kt, in 1990.
South America ranks 9th 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.
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in South America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 629,442 kt | — |
| 1991 | 639,177 kt | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 649,831 kt | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 652,872 kt | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 664,721 kt | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 673,927 kt | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 664,888 kt | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 676,455 kt | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 691,010 kt | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 695,774 kt | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 676,611 kt | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 690,942 kt | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 715,046 kt | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 738,745 kt | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 767,217 kt | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 778,878 kt | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 770,031 kt | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 782,688 kt | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 776,973 kt | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 773,770 kt | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 805,550 kt | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 784,303 kt | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 790,926 kt | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 776,608 kt | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 779,896 kt | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 783,935 kt | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 788,801 kt | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 793,498 kt | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 782,421 kt | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 802,302 kt | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 814,636 kt | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 817,299 kt | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 833,876 kt | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 840,809 kt | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 663,810 kt | 629,442 kt | 695,774 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 747,090 kt | 676,611 kt | 782,688 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 788,824 kt | 776,608 kt | 805,550 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 826,655 kt | 814,636 kt | 840,809 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 6 Indonesia 238,659 kt compare
- 6 Türkiye 60,460 kt compare
- 7 Pakistan 206,168 kt compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 160,478 kt compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 36,362 kt compare
- 9 Mexico 131,519 kt compare
- 10 Australia 130,426 kt compare
- 11 Argentina 105,714 kt compare
- 12 Ethiopia 98,558 kt compare
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 (co2eq) from ch4 in South America?
- Agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in South America was 840,809 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 840,809 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 629,442 kt in 1990.
- How does South America rank for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- South America ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (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