Farm gate — Emissions in South America

South America: Farm gate — Emissions was 25,027 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
25,027 kt
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
9th
of 32 groups
All-time high
25,027 kt
in 2023
All-time low
18,413 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Farm gate — Emissions in South America, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 18.4k kt1991: 18.7k kt1992: 19.0k kt1993: 19.1k kt1994: 19.5k kt1995: 19.7k kt1996: 19.2k kt1997: 19.4k kt1998: 19.5k kt1999: 19.7k kt2000: 19.8k kt2001: 20.3k kt2002: 21.2k kt2003: 22.1k kt2004: 22.8k kt2005: 23.1k kt2006: 22.9k kt2007: 23.0k kt2008: 22.9k kt2009: 22.9k kt2010: 23.1k kt2011: 22.9k kt2012: 23.1k kt2013: 22.9k kt2014: 23.1k kt2015: 23.1k kt2016: 23.3k kt2017: 23.4k kt2018: 23.2k kt2019: 23.5k kt2020: 23.9k kt2021: 24.2k kt2022: 24.8k kt2023: 25.0k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, farm gate — emissions in South America stood at 25,027 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions in South America peaked at 25,027 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18,413 kt, in 1990.

South America ranks 9th of 32 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.

Farm gate — Emissions in South America, year by year

Annual values for Farm gate — Emissions (CH4) in South America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 18,413 kt
1991 18,709 kt +1.6%
1992 19,049 kt +1.8%
1993 19,118 kt +0.4%
1994 19,492 kt +2.0%
1995 19,746 kt +1.3%
1996 19,184 kt -2.8%
1997 19,364 kt +0.9%
1998 19,499 kt +0.7%
1999 19,676 kt +0.9%
2000 19,817 kt +0.7%
2001 20,344 kt +2.7%
2002 21,150 kt +4.0%
2003 22,054 kt +4.3%
2004 22,772 kt +3.3%
2005 23,087 kt +1.4%
2006 22,926 kt -0.7%
2007 22,983 kt +0.3%
2008 22,877 kt -0.5%
2009 22,888 kt +0.0%
2010 23,082 kt +0.8%
2011 22,868 kt -0.9%
2012 23,057 kt +0.8%
2013 22,938 kt -0.5%
2014 23,075 kt +0.6%
2015 23,110 kt +0.2%
2016 23,307 kt +0.9%
2017 23,389 kt +0.4%
2018 23,187 kt -0.9%
2019 23,540 kt +1.5%
2020 23,897 kt +1.5%
2021 24,182 kt +1.2%
2022 24,762 kt +2.4%
2023 25,027 kt +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19,225 kt 18,413 kt 19,746 kt 10
2000s 22,090 kt 19,817 kt 23,087 kt 10
2010s 23,155 kt 22,868 kt 23,540 kt 10
2020s 24,467 kt 23,897 kt 25,027 kt 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 6 Pakistan 6,175 kt compare
  2. 7 Australia and New Zealand 5,509 kt compare
  3. 8 Australia 4,478 kt compare
  4. 9 Indonesia 3,500 kt compare
  5. 10 Argentina 3,371 kt compare
  6. 11 Ethiopia 3,218 kt compare
  7. 12 Sudan (former) 2,675 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is farm gate — emissions in South America?
Farm gate — emissions in South America was 25,027 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest farm gate — emissions recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 25,027 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest farm gate — emissions recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 18,413 kt in 1990.
How does South America rank for farm gate — emissions?
South America ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is farm gate — emissions rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 Farm gate — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Farm gate — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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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