Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in South America
South America: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,160 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in South America is 2,160 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in South America peaked at 2,160 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,989 kt, in 1990.
South America ranks 20th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in South America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,989 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,989 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,989 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,021 kt | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 2,021 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,040 kt | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 2,050 kt | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 2,053 kt | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 2,056 kt | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 2,071 kt | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 2,074 kt | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2,075 kt | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,077 kt | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2,076 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,112 kt | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 2,109 kt | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 2,109 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,108 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,110 kt | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,109 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,111 kt | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,112 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,111 kt | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,112 kt | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,118 kt | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,117 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,124 kt | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2,131 kt | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,142 kt | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,151 kt | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,152 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,153 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,160 kt | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 2,160 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,028 kt | 1,989 kt | 2,071 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,096 kt | 2,074 kt | 2,112 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,123 kt | 2,111 kt | 2,151 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,156 kt | 2,152 kt | 2,160 kt | 4 |
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 (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in South America?
- Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in South America was 2,160 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 2,160 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,989 kt in 1990.
- How does South America rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq)?
- South America ranks 20th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 (N2O) — 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