Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in South America
South America: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) was 21,159 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
South America recorded 21,159 kt for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in South America peaked at 21,159 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17,312 kt, in 1990.
That places South America 22nd out of 32 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.
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in South America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17,312 kt | — |
| 1991 | 17,312 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 17,312 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 18,084 kt | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 18,082 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 18,527 kt | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 18,785 kt | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 18,862 kt | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 18,910 kt | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 19,239 kt | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 19,297 kt | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 19,344 kt | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 19,382 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 19,373 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 20,226 kt | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 20,192 kt | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 20,182 kt | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 20,172 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 20,201 kt | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 20,196 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 20,222 kt | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 20,244 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 20,225 kt | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 20,268 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 20,421 kt | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 20,411 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 20,525 kt | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 20,668 kt | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 20,808 kt | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 20,876 kt | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 20,908 kt | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 20,998 kt | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 21,159 kt | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 21,159 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,243 kt | 17,312 kt | 19,239 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,857 kt | 19,297 kt | 20,226 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,467 kt | 20,222 kt | 20,876 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,056 kt | 20,908 kt | 21,159 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 19 Lithuania 11,474 kt compare
- 20 Sudan (former) 10,211 kt compare
- 21 South Sudan 9,858 kt compare
- 22 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 8,400 kt compare
- 23 France 6,795 kt compare
- 24 Hungary 6,581 kt compare
- 25 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 6,546 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 (co2eq) in South America?
- Drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in South America was 21,159 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 21,159 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,312 kt in 1990.
- How does South America rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq)?
- South America ranks 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 (CO2eq) (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