Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per capita in South America
South America: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per capita was 6.28 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per capita in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, emissions on agricultural land — emissions per capita in South America stood at 6.28 t CO2eq/cap.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions per capita in South America peaked at 11.47 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.7 t CO2eq/cap, in 2015.
South America ranks 2nd of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per capita in South America, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.47 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 11.3 t CO2eq/cap | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 11.15 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 10.99 t CO2eq/cap | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 10.86 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 10.72 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 10.49 t CO2eq/cap | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 10.37 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 10.27 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 10.13 t CO2eq/cap | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 9.91 t CO2eq/cap | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 7.86 t CO2eq/cap | -20.7% |
| 2002 | 7.88 t CO2eq/cap | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 7.88 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.91 t CO2eq/cap | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 7.84 t CO2eq/cap | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 7.69 t CO2eq/cap | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 7.7 t CO2eq/cap | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 7.55 t CO2eq/cap | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 7.43 t CO2eq/cap | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 7.53 t CO2eq/cap | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 5.87 t CO2eq/cap | -22.0% |
| 2012 | 5.85 t CO2eq/cap | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.76 t CO2eq/cap | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 5.74 t CO2eq/cap | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 5.7 t CO2eq/cap | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.79 t CO2eq/cap | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 5.79 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.7 t CO2eq/cap | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 5.75 t CO2eq/cap | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 5.77 t CO2eq/cap | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 6.29 t CO2eq/cap | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 6.31 t CO2eq/cap | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 6.28 t CO2eq/cap | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.78 t CO2eq/cap | 10.13 t CO2eq/cap | 11.47 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.97 t CO2eq/cap | 7.43 t CO2eq/cap | 9.91 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.95 t CO2eq/cap | 5.7 t CO2eq/cap | 7.53 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.16 t CO2eq/cap | 5.77 t CO2eq/cap | 6.31 t CO2eq/cap | 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 emissions on agricultural land — emissions per capita in South America?
- Emissions on agricultural land — emissions per capita in South America was 6.28 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions per capita recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 11.47 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions per capita recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7 t CO2eq/cap in 2015.
- How does South America rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions per capita?
- South America ranks 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions per capita rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.