Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in South America

South America: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 15,685 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
15,685 kt
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
16th
of 32 groups
All-time high
15,685 kt
in 2023
All-time low
3,285 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in South America, 1961–2023

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South America is 15,685 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South America peaked at 15,685 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,285 kt, in 1961.

That places South America 16th 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 63 years of available data.

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in South America, year by year

Annual values for Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in South America, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 3,285 kt
1962 3,378 kt +2.8%
1963 3,447 kt +2.1%
1964 3,516 kt +2.0%
1965 3,591 kt +2.1%
1966 3,689 kt +2.7%
1967 3,820 kt +3.5%
1968 3,998 kt +4.7%
1969 4,238 kt +6.0%
1970 4,488 kt +5.9%
1971 4,413 kt -1.7%
1972 4,553 kt +3.2%
1973 4,784 kt +5.1%
1974 5,017 kt +4.9%
1975 5,231 kt +4.3%
1976 5,373 kt +2.7%
1977 5,515 kt +2.6%
1978 5,677 kt +2.9%
1979 5,973 kt +5.2%
1980 6,205 kt +3.9%
1981 6,232 kt +0.4%
1982 6,249 kt +0.3%
1983 6,492 kt +3.9%
1984 6,759 kt +4.1%
1985 6,929 kt +2.5%
1986 7,014 kt +1.2%
1987 7,264 kt +3.6%
1988 7,322 kt +0.8%
1989 7,263 kt -0.8%
1990 6,957 kt -4.2%
1991 7,407 kt +6.5%
1992 7,831 kt +5.7%
1993 8,259 kt +5.5%
1994 8,898 kt +7.7%
1995 9,708 kt +9.1%
1996 10,746 kt +10.7%
1997 11,378 kt +5.9%
1998 12,174 kt +7.0%
1999 12,813 kt +5.2%
2000 9,743 kt -24.0%
2001 9,998 kt +2.6%
2002 10,211 kt +2.1%
2003 10,610 kt +3.9%
2004 11,332 kt +6.8%
2005 11,692 kt +3.2%
2006 11,991 kt +2.6%
2007 12,695 kt +5.9%
2008 13,197 kt +4.0%
2009 12,520 kt -5.1%
2010 13,448 kt +7.4%
2011 13,853 kt +3.0%
2012 14,842 kt +7.1%
2013 15,315 kt +3.2%
2014 15,192 kt -0.8%
2015 15,330 kt +0.9%
2016 15,300 kt -0.2%
2017 15,440 kt +0.9%
2018 14,952 kt -3.2%
2019 15,355 kt +2.7%
2020 14,725 kt -4.1%
2021 15,381 kt +4.5%
2022 15,589 kt +1.3%
2023 15,685 kt +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,663 kt 3,285 kt 4,238 kt 9
1970s 5,102 kt 4,413 kt 5,973 kt 10
1980s 6,773 kt 6,205 kt 7,322 kt 10
1990s 9,617 kt 6,957 kt 12,813 kt 10
2000s 11,399 kt 9,743 kt 13,197 kt 10
2010s 14,903 kt 13,448 kt 15,440 kt 10
2020s 15,345 kt 14,725 kt 15,685 kt 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 13 Australia and New Zealand 4,667 kt compare
  2. 14 Australia 4,320 kt compare
  3. 15 Germany 4,160 kt compare
  4. 16 Canada 3,975 kt compare
  5. 17 Poland 3,790 kt compare
  6. 18 Thailand 3,657 kt compare
  7. 19 Pakistan 3,472 kt compare
  8. 19 Timor-Leste 5.78 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South America?
Energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South America was 15,685 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 15,685 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 3,285 kt in 1961.
How does South America rank for energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
South America ranks 16th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 14,415 data points, 1961–2023
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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