Drained organic soils — Emissions in South America
South America: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 19,000 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions in South America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
South America recorded 19,000 kt for drained organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in South America peaked at 19,000 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15,324 kt, in 1990.
That places South America 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Emissions in South America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15,324 kt | — |
| 1991 | 15,324 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15,324 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16,063 kt | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 16,061 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 16,487 kt | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 16,735 kt | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 16,809 kt | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 16,855 kt | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 17,168 kt | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 17,223 kt | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 17,269 kt | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 17,305 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 17,297 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 18,114 kt | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 18,083 kt | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 18,073 kt | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 18,065 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 18,091 kt | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 18,087 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 18,111 kt | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 18,132 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 18,114 kt | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 18,156 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 18,304 kt | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 18,294 kt | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 18,400 kt | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 18,537 kt | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 18,667 kt | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 18,725 kt | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 18,757 kt | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 18,845 kt | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 19,000 kt | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 19,000 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19,000 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,215 kt | 15,324 kt | 17,168 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,761 kt | 17,223 kt | 18,114 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,344 kt | 18,111 kt | 18,725 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,920 kt | 18,757 kt | 19,000 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 18 Sweden 9,838 kt compare
- 19 Sudan (former) 9,668 kt compare
- 20 Lithuania 9,665 kt compare
- 21 South Sudan 9,334 kt compare
- 22 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 7,069 kt compare
- 23 Uganda 5,859 kt compare
- 24 France 5,777 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 drained organic soils — emissions in South America?
- Drained organic soils — emissions in South America was 19,000 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 19,000 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,324 kt in 1990.
- How does South America rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- South America ranks 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.