Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use in South America
South America: Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use was 1.45 million TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use in South America is 1.45 million TJ, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use in South America peaked at 1.45 million TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 234,857 TJ, in 1990.
That places South America 12th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use in South America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 234,857 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 245,096 TJ | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 254,481 TJ | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 275,722 TJ | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 288,486 TJ | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 318,531 TJ | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 349,369 TJ | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 367,642 TJ | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 448,041 TJ | +21.9% |
| 1999 | 471,602 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 491,431 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 491,619 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 494,940 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 515,564 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 532,603 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 561,314 TJ | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 580,798 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 760,102 TJ | +30.9% |
| 2008 | 860,351 TJ | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 887,400 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 922,270 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 957,069 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 997,835 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 983,520 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.02 million TJ | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.04 million TJ | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.20 million TJ | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 1.25 million TJ | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.26 million TJ | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.28 million TJ | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.24 million TJ | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.34 million TJ | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 1.40 million TJ | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 1.45 million TJ | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 325,383 TJ | 234,857 TJ | 471,602 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 617,612 TJ | 491,431 TJ | 887,400 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 million TJ | 922,270 TJ | 1.28 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 million TJ | 1.24 million TJ | 1.45 million 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 energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use in South America?
- Energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use in South America was 1.45 million TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 million TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 234,857 TJ in 1990.
- How does South America rank for energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use?
- South America ranks 12th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use (Total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.