Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in South America
South America: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 291,627 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
South America recorded 291,627 kt for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South America peaked at 295,951 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 178,593 kt, in 1990.
That places South America 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in South America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 178,593 kt | — |
| 1991 | 181,110 kt | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 184,063 kt | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 186,418 kt | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 191,394 kt | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 193,776 kt | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 183,554 kt | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 188,542 kt | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 196,039 kt | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 196,285 kt | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 191,271 kt | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 203,252 kt | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 218,076 kt | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 226,649 kt | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 241,827 kt | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 240,064 kt | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 232,689 kt | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 256,808 kt | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 238,333 kt | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 227,155 kt | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 264,487 kt | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 245,515 kt | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 248,268 kt | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 245,508 kt | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 252,502 kt | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 252,665 kt | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 254,485 kt | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 267,891 kt | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 257,473 kt | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 276,078 kt | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 289,523 kt | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 291,267 kt | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 295,951 kt | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 291,627 kt | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 187,977 kt | 178,593 kt | 196,285 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 227,612 kt | 191,271 kt | 256,808 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 256,487 kt | 245,508 kt | 276,078 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 292,092 kt | 289,523 kt | 295,951 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 17,803 kt compare
- 8 Pakistan 60,654 kt compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 13,346 kt compare
- 9 Indonesia 56,904 kt compare
- 10 Russian Federation 49,045 kt compare
- 11 Ethiopia 46,158 kt compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 10,066 kt compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4,654 kt compare
- 12 Sudan (former) 40,024 kt compare
- 13 Argentina 39,940 kt compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 2,832 kt compare
- 14 Canada 38,886 kt compare
- 14 Melanesia 1,869 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 emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South America?
- Emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South America was 291,627 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 295,951 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 178,593 kt in 1990.
- How does South America rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- South America ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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 Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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