All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions in South America
South America: All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions was 2.40 million kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
South America recorded 2.40 million kt for all sectors with lulucf — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all sectors with lulucf — emissions in South America peaked at 2.90 million kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.80 million kt, in 2011.
South America ranks 13th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions in South America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.66 million kt | — |
| 1991 | 2.66 million kt | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 2.67 million kt | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 2.71 million kt | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 2.72 million kt | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 2.76 million kt | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 2.79 million kt | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 2.84 million kt | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 2.90 million kt | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 2.88 million kt | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 2.87 million kt | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.25 million kt | -21.6% |
| 2002 | 2.28 million kt | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.28 million kt | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.32 million kt | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 2.35 million kt | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.37 million kt | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.40 million kt | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 2.45 million kt | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.43 million kt | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.54 million kt | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.80 million kt | -29.0% |
| 2012 | 1.84 million kt | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.90 million kt | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.93 million kt | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.89 million kt | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.24 million kt | +18.7% |
| 2017 | 2.23 million kt | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.16 million kt | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 2.16 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.06 million kt | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 2.38 million kt | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 2.40 million kt | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.40 million kt | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.76 million kt | 2.66 million kt | 2.90 million kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.40 million kt | 2.25 million kt | 2.87 million kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 million kt | 1.80 million kt | 2.54 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 million kt | 2.06 million kt | 2.40 million kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 10 Canada 737,592 kt compare
- 11 Germany 608,491 kt compare
- 12 Republic of Korea 589,255 kt compare
- 13 Mexico 521,724 kt compare
- 14 Australia and New Zealand 392,298 kt compare
- 15 Malaysia 375,914 kt compare
- 16 South Africa 369,183 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 all sectors with lulucf — emissions in South America?
- All sectors with lulucf — emissions in South America was 2.40 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest all sectors with lulucf — emissions recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.90 million kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest all sectors with lulucf — emissions recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.80 million kt in 2011.
- How does South America rank for all sectors with lulucf — emissions?
- South America ranks 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is all sectors with lulucf — emissions rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2). 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