Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in South America
South America: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 3,093 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in South America, 1961–2050
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in South America is 3,093 kt, measured in 2050.
Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in South America peaked at 3,574 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,381 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) from CH4 in South America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,381 kt | — |
| 1962 | 1,408 kt | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 1,516 kt | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 1,614 kt | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 1,667 kt | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 1,657 kt | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 1,754 kt | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 1,780 kt | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 1,793 kt | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 1,829 kt | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 1,909 kt | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 1,837 kt | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 1,787 kt | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 1,882 kt | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 1,941 kt | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 2,066 kt | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 1,994 kt | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 1,944 kt | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 2,001 kt | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 2,002 kt | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2,075 kt | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 2,216 kt | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 1,980 kt | -10.7% |
| 1984 | 2,085 kt | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 2,099 kt | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 2,236 kt | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 2,322 kt | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 2,248 kt | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 2,146 kt | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 1,948 kt | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 2,094 kt | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 2,135 kt | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1,994 kt | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 2,167 kt | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 2,208 kt | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 2,043 kt | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 2,216 kt | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 1,984 kt | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 2,043 kt | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 2,118 kt | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 2,160 kt | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 2,101 kt | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 2,207 kt | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 2,218 kt | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 2,205 kt | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 2,206 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,398 kt | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 2,595 kt | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 2,442 kt | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 2,373 kt | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 2,557 kt | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 2,635 kt | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 2,800 kt | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 2,820 kt | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2,800 kt | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2,757 kt | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 3,070 kt | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 3,023 kt | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 3,146 kt | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 3,260 kt | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 3,338 kt | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 3,570 kt | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 3,574 kt | +0.1% |
| 2030 | 2,851 kt | -20.2% |
| 2050 | 3,093 kt | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,619 kt | 1,381 kt | 1,793 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,919 kt | 1,787 kt | 2,066 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,141 kt | 1,980 kt | 2,322 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,083 kt | 1,948 kt | 2,216 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,265 kt | 2,101 kt | 2,595 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,798 kt | 2,373 kt | 3,146 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,435 kt | 3,260 kt | 3,574 kt | 4 |
| 2030s | 2,851 kt | 2,851 kt | 2,851 kt | 1 |
| 2050s | 3,093 kt | 3,093 kt | 3,093 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 10 Mexico 588.52 kt compare
- 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 110.44 kt compare
- 11 Argentina 585.14 kt compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 99.02 kt compare
- 12 Bangladesh 509.94 kt compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 97.62 kt compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 63.43 kt compare
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 502.27 kt compare
- 14 Australia 499.07 kt compare
- 14 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 61.49 kt compare
- 15 Myanmar 491.95 kt compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 51.62 kt compare
- 16 Thailand 466.56 kt compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 10.34 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 burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in South America?
- Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in South America was 3,093 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 3,574 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,381 kt in 1961.
- How does South America rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- 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) 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