Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in South America
South America: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 4,595 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions 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 waste disposal — emissions in South America is 4,595 kt, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in South America peaked at 4,918 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3,566 kt, in 1990.
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 34 years of available data.
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in South America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,566 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3,617 kt | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 3,657 kt | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 3,696 kt | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 3,745 kt | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 3,820 kt | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 3,931 kt | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 4,039 kt | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 4,040 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4,049 kt | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 4,063 kt | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 4,096 kt | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 3,906 kt | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 3,932 kt | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 3,949 kt | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 4,125 kt | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 4,208 kt | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 4,199 kt | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 4,605 kt | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 4,618 kt | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 4,732 kt | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 4,918 kt | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 4,873 kt | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 4,654 kt | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 4,591 kt | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 4,540 kt | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 4,549 kt | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 4,560 kt | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 4,571 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 4,577 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 4,575 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 4,575 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4,584 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4,595 kt | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,816 kt | 3,566 kt | 4,049 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,170 kt | 3,906 kt | 4,618 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,656 kt | 4,540 kt | 4,918 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,582 kt | 4,575 kt | 4,595 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 waste disposal — emissions in South America?
- Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in South America was 4,595 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 4,918 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,566 kt in 1990.
- How does South America rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
- South America ranks 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 Waste Disposal — 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