Drained organic soils — Emissions in South America
South America: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 8.15 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
The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions in South America is 8.15 kt, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in South America peaked at 8.15 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.5 kt, in 1990.
South America ranks 19th of 31 groups on this measure, 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 | 7.5 kt | — |
| 1991 | 7.5 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7.5 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7.63 kt | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 7.63 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 7.7 kt | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 7.74 kt | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 7.75 kt | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 7.76 kt | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 7.81 kt | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 7.83 kt | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 7.83 kt | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.84 kt | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 7.83 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.97 kt | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 7.96 kt | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 7.96 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.95 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.96 kt | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 7.96 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.97 kt | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 7.97 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 7.96 kt | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 7.97 kt | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 7.99 kt | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.99 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.02 kt | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 8.04 kt | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.08 kt | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 8.12 kt | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 8.12 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.13 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.15 kt | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 8.15 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.15 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.65 kt | 7.5 kt | 7.81 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.91 kt | 7.83 kt | 7.97 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.01 kt | 7.96 kt | 8.12 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.14 kt | 8.12 kt | 8.15 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
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 8.15 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 8.15 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 kt in 1990.
- How does South America rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- South America ranks 19th 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 2.0%. 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 (N2O). 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.