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 11th of 30 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.
Electricity — Emissions in South America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0533 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0583 kt | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0599 kt | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.072 kt | +20.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0772 kt | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0791 kt | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.091 kt | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0993 kt | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1093 kt | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1105 kt | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1161 kt | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1164 kt | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1214 kt | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1297 kt | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1381 kt | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1428 kt | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1327 kt | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1363 kt | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1429 kt | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1448 kt | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1457 kt | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1718 kt | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1864 kt | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1809 kt | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1983 kt | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2004 kt | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2096 kt | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2236 kt | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2423 kt | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2452 kt | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2525 kt | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2632 kt | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2629 kt | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2723 kt | +3.6% |
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
- 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0025 kt compare
- 8 Mexico 0.087 kt compare
- 9 Canada 0.0679 kt compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.002 kt compare
- 10 Egypt 0.0554 kt compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 0.0007 kt compare
- 11 Pakistan 0.0518 kt compare
- 12 France 0.0502 kt compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 0.0006 kt compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0005 kt compare
- 13 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.0447 kt compare
- 13 Melanesia 0.0005 kt compare
- 14 Uzbekistan 0.0443 kt compare
More climate change data for South America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 12.72 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
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 11th out of 30 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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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.