Farm gate — Emissions in South America

South America: Farm gate — Emissions was 63,954 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
63,954 kt
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
19th
of 32 groups
All-time high
64,180 kt
in 2022
All-time low
33,595 kt
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Farm gate — Emissions in South America, 1990–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200620231990: 33.9k kt1991: 33.6k kt1992: 35.8k kt1993: 39.4k kt1994: 41.1k kt1995: 43.2k kt1996: 47.0k kt1997: 47.8k kt1998: 44.8k kt1999: 46.2k kt2000: 46.1k kt2001: 48.9k kt2002: 48.7k kt2003: 49.6k kt2004: 52.8k kt2005: 57.6k kt2006: 51.8k kt2007: 51.9k kt2008: 58.4k kt2009: 57.9k kt2010: 57.7k kt2011: 56.6k kt2012: 58.5k kt2013: 57.2k kt2014: 57.2k kt2015: 58.1k kt2016: 54.5k kt2017: 60.8k kt2018: 61.3k kt2019: 62.1k kt2020: 61.3k kt2021: 62.5k kt2022: 64.2k kt2023: 64.0k kt

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

Analysis

South America recorded 63,954 kt for farm gate — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions in South America peaked at 64,180 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33,595 kt, in 1991.

That places South America 19th 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.

Farm gate — Emissions in South America, year by year

Annual values for Farm gate — Emissions (CO2) in South America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 33,883 kt
1991 33,595 kt -0.9%
1992 35,822 kt +6.6%
1993 39,398 kt +10.0%
1994 41,074 kt +4.3%
1995 43,245 kt +5.3%
1996 46,977 kt +8.6%
1997 47,825 kt +1.8%
1998 44,780 kt -6.4%
1999 46,228 kt +3.2%
2000 46,064 kt -0.4%
2001 48,937 kt +6.2%
2002 48,673 kt -0.5%
2003 49,555 kt +1.8%
2004 52,815 kt +6.6%
2005 57,578 kt +9.0%
2006 51,778 kt -10.1%
2007 51,889 kt +0.2%
2008 58,409 kt +12.6%
2009 57,908 kt -0.9%
2010 57,722 kt -0.3%
2011 56,557 kt -2.0%
2012 58,533 kt +3.5%
2013 57,166 kt -2.3%
2014 57,151 kt -0.0%
2015 58,116 kt +1.7%
2016 54,487 kt -6.2%
2017 60,757 kt +11.5%
2018 61,325 kt +0.9%
2019 62,109 kt +1.3%
2020 61,332 kt -1.3%
2021 62,486 kt +1.9%
2022 64,180 kt +2.7%
2023 63,954 kt -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41,283 kt 33,595 kt 47,825 kt 10
2000s 52,360 kt 46,064 kt 58,409 kt 10
2010s 58,392 kt 54,487 kt 62,109 kt 10
2020s 62,988 kt 61,332 kt 64,180 kt 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 16 Papua New Guinea 22,457 kt compare
  2. 17 Mongolia 22,318 kt compare
  3. 18 Japan 19,822 kt compare
  4. 19 France 17,874 kt compare
  5. 20 Argentina 16,660 kt compare
  6. 21 Mexico 16,037 kt compare
  7. 22 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 15,882 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 63,954 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 64,180 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest farm gate — emissions recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 33,595 kt in 1991.
How does South America rank for farm gate — emissions?
South America ranks 19th 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 11.9%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Farm gate — Emissions (CO2)
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