Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in South America

South America: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 758.85 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
758.85 kt
Rank
13th
of 32 groups
All-time high
876.83 kt
in 2023
All-time low
338.83 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in South America, 1961–2050

0200400600800196120052050

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

Analysis

South America recorded 758.85 kt for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2050.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South America peaked at 876.83 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 338.83 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 N2O in South America, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in South America, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 338.83 kt
1962 345.43 kt +1.9%
1963 371.98 kt +7.7%
1964 395.96 kt +6.4%
1965 409 kt +3.3%
1966 406.62 kt -0.6%
1967 430.28 kt +5.8%
1968 436.75 kt +1.5%
1969 440.03 kt +0.8%
1970 448.91 kt +2.0%
1971 468.31 kt +4.3%
1972 450.66 kt -3.8%
1973 438.57 kt -2.7%
1974 461.66 kt +5.3%
1975 476.18 kt +3.1%
1976 506.84 kt +6.4%
1977 489.27 kt -3.5%
1978 476.89 kt -2.5%
1979 491.07 kt +3.0%
1980 491.15 kt +0.0%
1981 509.12 kt +3.7%
1982 543.75 kt +6.8%
1983 485.72 kt -10.7%
1984 511.71 kt +5.4%
1985 515.13 kt +0.7%
1986 548.6 kt +6.5%
1987 569.72 kt +3.8%
1988 551.54 kt -3.2%
1989 526.61 kt -4.5%
1990 477.88 kt -9.3%
1991 513.7 kt +7.5%
1992 523.9 kt +2.0%
1993 489.3 kt -6.6%
1994 531.64 kt +8.7%
1995 541.87 kt +1.9%
1996 501.43 kt -7.5%
1997 543.67 kt +8.4%
1998 486.86 kt -10.5%
1999 501.27 kt +3.0%
2000 519.66 kt +3.7%
2001 530.13 kt +2.0%
2002 515.48 kt -2.8%
2003 541.55 kt +5.1%
2004 544.36 kt +0.5%
2005 540.97 kt -0.6%
2006 541.18 kt +0.0%
2007 588.46 kt +8.7%
2008 636.79 kt +8.2%
2009 599.14 kt -5.9%
2010 582.12 kt -2.8%
2011 627.41 kt +7.8%
2012 646.68 kt +3.1%
2013 686.93 kt +6.2%
2014 691.78 kt +0.7%
2015 686.96 kt -0.7%
2016 676.52 kt -1.5%
2017 753.39 kt +11.4%
2018 741.68 kt -1.6%
2019 771.97 kt +4.1%
2020 799.9 kt +3.6%
2021 819.09 kt +2.4%
2022 876.01 kt +6.9%
2023 876.83 kt +0.1%
2030 699.49 kt -20.2%
2050 758.85 kt +8.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 397.21 kt 338.83 kt 440.03 kt 9
1970s 470.84 kt 438.57 kt 506.84 kt 10
1980s 525.31 kt 485.72 kt 569.72 kt 10
1990s 511.15 kt 477.88 kt 543.67 kt 10
2000s 555.77 kt 515.48 kt 636.79 kt 10
2010s 686.55 kt 582.12 kt 771.97 kt 10
2020s 842.96 kt 799.9 kt 876.83 kt 4
2030s 699.49 kt 699.49 kt 699.49 kt 1
2050s 758.85 kt 758.85 kt 758.85 kt 1

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 10 Mexico 144.4 kt compare
  2. 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27.11 kt compare
  3. 11 Argentina 143.58 kt compare
  4. 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 24.3 kt compare
  5. 12 Bangladesh 125.13 kt compare
  6. 12 Syrian Arab Republic 23.96 kt compare
  7. 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 15.56 kt compare
  8. 13 Australia and New Zealand 123.25 kt compare
  9. 14 Australia 122.46 kt compare
  10. 14 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 15.08 kt compare
  11. 15 Myanmar 120.71 kt compare
  12. 15 Republic of Moldova 12.67 kt compare
  13. 16 Thailand 114.48 kt compare
  14. 16 Timor-Leste 2.54 kt compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South America?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South America was 758.85 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 876.83 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 338.83 kt in 1961.
How does South America rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
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 N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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