Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in South America
South America: Electricity — Energy use in agriculture was 152,892 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
South America recorded 152,892 TJ for electricity — energy use in agriculture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — energy use in agriculture in South America peaked at 152,892 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29,891 TJ, 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 — Energy use in agriculture in South America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29,891 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 32,753 TJ | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 33,667 TJ | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 40,392 TJ | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 43,315 TJ | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 44,427 TJ | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 51,143 TJ | +15.1% |
| 1997 | 55,820 TJ | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 61,375 TJ | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 62,097 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 65,206 TJ | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 65,464 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 68,264 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 72,880 TJ | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 77,656 TJ | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 80,244 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 74,502 TJ | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 76,570 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 80,312 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 81,342 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 81,811 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 96,476 TJ | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 104,816 TJ | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 101,595 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 111,379 TJ | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 112,533 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 117,740 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 125,575 TJ | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 136,023 TJ | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 137,697 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 141,770 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 147,777 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 147,573 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 152,892 TJ | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,488 TJ | 29,891 TJ | 62,097 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,244 TJ | 65,206 TJ | 81,342 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 112,564 TJ | 81,811 TJ | 137,697 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 147,503 TJ | 141,770 TJ | 152,892 TJ | 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 electricity — energy use in agriculture in South America?
- Electricity — energy use in agriculture in South America was 152,892 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — energy use in agriculture recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 152,892 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity — energy use in agriculture recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,891 TJ in 1990.
- How does South America rank for electricity — energy use in agriculture?
- South America ranks 11th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — energy use in agriculture 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 — Energy use in agriculture. 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.