Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) in South America

South America: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) was 3,851 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
3,851 kt
Rank
13th
of 32 groups
All-time high
4,450 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,720 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) in South America, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in South America is 3,851 kt, measured in 2050.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in South America peaked at 4,450 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,720 kt, in 1961.

South America ranks 13th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) in South America, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in South America, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 1,720 kt
1962 1,753 kt +2.0%
1963 1,888 kt +7.7%
1964 2,010 kt +6.4%
1965 2,076 kt +3.3%
1966 2,064 kt -0.6%
1967 2,184 kt +5.8%
1968 2,217 kt +1.5%
1969 2,233 kt +0.8%
1970 2,278 kt +2.0%
1971 2,377 kt +4.3%
1972 2,287 kt -3.8%
1973 2,226 kt -2.7%
1974 2,343 kt +5.3%
1975 2,417 kt +3.1%
1976 2,572 kt +6.4%
1977 2,483 kt -3.5%
1978 2,420 kt -2.5%
1979 2,492 kt +3.0%
1980 2,493 kt +0.0%
1981 2,584 kt +3.7%
1982 2,760 kt +6.8%
1983 2,465 kt -10.7%
1984 2,597 kt +5.3%
1985 2,615 kt +0.7%
1986 2,784 kt +6.5%
1987 2,892 kt +3.9%
1988 2,799 kt -3.2%
1989 2,673 kt -4.5%
1990 2,426 kt -9.2%
1991 2,607 kt +7.5%
1992 2,659 kt +2.0%
1993 2,483 kt -6.6%
1994 2,698 kt +8.7%
1995 2,750 kt +1.9%
1996 2,545 kt -7.5%
1997 2,759 kt +8.4%
1998 2,471 kt -10.5%
1999 2,544 kt +3.0%
2000 2,637 kt +3.7%
2001 2,691 kt +2.0%
2002 2,616 kt -2.8%
2003 2,749 kt +5.1%
2004 2,763 kt +0.5%
2005 2,746 kt -0.6%
2006 2,747 kt +0.0%
2007 2,987 kt +8.7%
2008 3,232 kt +8.2%
2009 3,041 kt -5.9%
2010 2,955 kt -2.8%
2011 3,184 kt +7.8%
2012 3,282 kt +3.1%
2013 3,486 kt +6.2%
2014 3,511 kt +0.7%
2015 3,487 kt -0.7%
2016 3,434 kt -1.5%
2017 3,824 kt +11.4%
2018 3,764 kt -1.6%
2019 3,918 kt +4.1%
2020 4,060 kt +3.6%
2021 4,157 kt +2.4%
2022 4,446 kt +6.9%
2023 4,450 kt +0.1%
2030 3,550 kt -20.2%
2050 3,851 kt +8.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,016 kt 1,720 kt 2,233 kt 9
1970s 2,390 kt 2,226 kt 2,572 kt 10
1980s 2,666 kt 2,465 kt 2,892 kt 10
1990s 2,594 kt 2,426 kt 2,759 kt 10
2000s 2,821 kt 2,616 kt 3,232 kt 10
2010s 3,485 kt 2,955 kt 3,918 kt 10
2020s 4,278 kt 4,060 kt 4,450 kt 4
2030s 3,550 kt 3,550 kt 3,550 kt 1
2050s 3,851 kt 3,851 kt 3,851 kt 1

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 10 Mexico 732.92 kt compare
  2. 11 Argentina 728.72 kt compare
  3. 12 Bangladesh 635.07 kt compare
  4. 13 Australia and New Zealand 625.52 kt compare
  5. 14 Australia 621.52 kt compare
  6. 15 Myanmar 612.66 kt compare
  7. 16 Thailand 581.04 kt compare
  8. 16 Timor-Leste 12.88 kt compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in South America?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in South America was 3,851 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 4,450 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 1,720 kt in 1961.
How does South America rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq)?
South America ranks 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this South America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,750 data points, 1961–2050
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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