All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions in South America

South America: All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions was 35,190 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
35,190 kt
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
11th
of 32 groups
All-time high
35,190 kt
in 2023
All-time low
25,527 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions in South America, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200620231990: 25.5k kt1991: 25.9k kt1992: 26.4k kt1993: 26.7k kt1994: 27.3k kt1995: 27.8k kt1996: 27.4k kt1997: 28.0k kt1998: 28.2k kt1999: 28.4k kt2000: 28.7k kt2001: 29.3k kt2002: 30.1k kt2003: 31.2k kt2004: 32.3k kt2005: 32.5k kt2006: 32.5k kt2007: 32.5k kt2008: 32.4k kt2009: 32.2k kt2010: 32.6k kt2011: 32.5k kt2012: 32.8k kt2013: 32.9k kt2014: 33.1k kt2015: 33.3k kt2016: 33.4k kt2017: 33.4k kt2018: 33.3k kt2019: 33.5k kt2020: 33.6k kt2021: 33.9k kt2022: 34.8k kt2023: 35.2k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for all sectors without lulucf — emissions in South America is 35,190 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all sectors without lulucf — emissions in South America peaked at 35,190 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25,527 kt, in 1990.

That places South America 11th 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.

All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions in South America, year by year

Annual values for All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CH4) in South America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 25,527 kt
1991 25,925 kt +1.6%
1992 26,447 kt +2.0%
1993 26,682 kt +0.9%
1994 27,337 kt +2.5%
1995 27,803 kt +1.7%
1996 27,397 kt -1.5%
1997 28,003 kt +2.2%
1998 28,223 kt +0.8%
1999 28,443 kt +0.8%
2000 28,748 kt +1.1%
2001 29,276 kt +1.8%
2002 30,074 kt +2.7%
2003 31,236 kt +3.9%
2004 32,304 kt +3.4%
2005 32,501 kt +0.6%
2006 32,463 kt -0.1%
2007 32,471 kt +0.0%
2008 32,440 kt -0.1%
2009 32,186 kt -0.8%
2010 32,585 kt +1.2%
2011 32,482 kt -0.3%
2012 32,779 kt +0.9%
2013 32,878 kt +0.3%
2014 33,149 kt +0.8%
2015 33,264 kt +0.3%
2016 33,404 kt +0.4%
2017 33,438 kt +0.1%
2018 33,251 kt -0.6%
2019 33,519 kt +0.8%
2020 33,627 kt +0.3%
2021 33,922 kt +0.9%
2022 34,791 kt +2.6%
2023 35,190 kt +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27,179 kt 25,527 kt 28,443 kt 10
2000s 31,370 kt 28,748 kt 32,501 kt 10
2010s 33,075 kt 32,482 kt 33,519 kt 10
2020s 34,382 kt 33,627 kt 35,190 kt 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 8 Pakistan 8,028 kt compare
  2. 9 Australia and New Zealand 7,837 kt compare
  3. 10 Nigeria 7,141 kt compare
  4. 11 Australia 6,604 kt compare
  5. 12 Iraq 5,375 kt compare
  6. 13 Mexico 5,274 kt compare
  7. 14 Ethiopia 4,358 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is all sectors without lulucf — emissions in South America?
All sectors without lulucf — emissions in South America was 35,190 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest all sectors without lulucf — emissions recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 35,190 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest all sectors without lulucf — emissions recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 25,527 kt in 1990.
How does South America rank for all sectors without lulucf — emissions?
South America ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is all sectors without lulucf — emissions rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 data points, 1990–2023
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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