Electricity — Emissions in South America
South America: Electricity — Emissions was 0.2723 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Emissions in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity — emissions in South America is 0.2723 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in South America peaked at 0.2723 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0533 kt, in 1990.
South America ranks 12th of 34 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.081 kt | 0.0533 kt | 0.1105 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1321 kt | 0.1161 kt | 0.1448 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2004 kt | 0.1457 kt | 0.2452 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2627 kt | 0.2525 kt | 0.2723 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
More climate change data for South America
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 93,322 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -372,558 kt (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 848,587 1000 ha (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) 1.28 million kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 1.65 million kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 4,477 1000 ha (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 853,064 1000 ha (2025)
- Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 196.67 million t (2024)
- Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 3.27 kt (2024)
- Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 41.3 kt (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity — emissions in South America?
- Electricity — emissions in South America was 0.2723 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — emissions recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2723 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0533 kt in 1990.
- How does South America rank for electricity — emissions?
- South America ranks 12th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — emissions rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. 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 Electricity — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.