Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in South America
South America: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions was 12.74 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic wastewater — emissions in South America is 12.74 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions in South America peaked at 12.74 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.97 kt, in 1990.
That places South America 17th out of 31 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.
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in South America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.97 kt | — |
| 1991 | 6.29 kt | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 6.49 kt | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 6.72 kt | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 7.03 kt | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 7.28 kt | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 7.66 kt | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 7.72 kt | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 7.83 kt | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 8.09 kt | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 8.26 kt | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 8.39 kt | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 8.4 kt | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 8.73 kt | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 8.76 kt | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 8.91 kt | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 9.18 kt | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 9.41 kt | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 9.8 kt | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 9.83 kt | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 10.15 kt | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 10.49 kt | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 10.54 kt | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 10.75 kt | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 11.84 kt | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 11.86 kt | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 11.8 kt | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 12.05 kt | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 12.37 kt | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 12.36 kt | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 12.51 kt | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 12.58 kt | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 12.67 kt | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 12.74 kt | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.11 kt | 5.97 kt | 8.09 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.97 kt | 8.26 kt | 9.83 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.42 kt | 10.15 kt | 12.37 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.62 kt | 12.51 kt | 12.74 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 14 France 3.53 kt compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.48 kt compare
- 16 Bangladesh 3.45 kt compare
- 17 Ethiopia 3.41 kt compare
- 18 Italy 2.94 kt compare
- 19 Philippines 2.9 kt compare
- 20 Spain 2.39 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 domestic wastewater — emissions in South America?
- Domestic wastewater — emissions in South America was 12.74 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 12.74 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.97 kt in 1990.
- How does South America rank for domestic wastewater — emissions?
- South America ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic wastewater — emissions rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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 Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.