Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in South America
South America: Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land was 1.97 t CO2eq/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in South America is 1.97 t CO2eq/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in South America peaked at 1.97 t CO2eq/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.32 t CO2eq/ha, in 1990.
That places South America 9th out of 31 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 per area of agricultural land in South America, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.32 t CO2eq/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.35 t CO2eq/ha | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.38 t CO2eq/ha | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.39 t CO2eq/ha | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.43 t CO2eq/ha | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.45 t CO2eq/ha | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.42 t CO2eq/ha | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.44 t CO2eq/ha | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.44 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.45 t CO2eq/ha | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.46 t CO2eq/ha | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.52 t CO2eq/ha | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.58 t CO2eq/ha | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.64 t CO2eq/ha | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.7 t CO2eq/ha | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.72 t CO2eq/ha | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.7 t CO2eq/ha | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.72 t CO2eq/ha | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.72 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.71 t CO2eq/ha | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.75 t CO2eq/ha | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.74 t CO2eq/ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.75 t CO2eq/ha | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.74 t CO2eq/ha | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.77 t CO2eq/ha | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.76 t CO2eq/ha | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.77 t CO2eq/ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.82 t CO2eq/ha | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.8 t CO2eq/ha | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.84 t CO2eq/ha | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.87 t CO2eq/ha | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.9 t CO2eq/ha | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.95 t CO2eq/ha | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.97 t CO2eq/ha | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.41 t CO2eq/ha | 1.32 t CO2eq/ha | 1.45 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 t CO2eq/ha | 1.46 t CO2eq/ha | 1.72 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 t CO2eq/ha | 1.74 t CO2eq/ha | 1.84 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.92 t CO2eq/ha | 1.87 t CO2eq/ha | 1.97 t CO2eq/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 6 Republic of Korea 18.24 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 3.29 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 7 Papua New Guinea 17.91 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 7 Polynesia 2.84 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.45 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 8 United Arab Emirates 13.56 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 9 China, Hong Kong SAR 12.63 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 10 Norway 12.32 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 2.06 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 11 Bangladesh 12.08 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 12 Bahrain 10.73 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 12 Türkiye 1.88 t CO2eq/ha compare
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 farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in South America?
- Farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in South America was 1.97 t CO2eq/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 t CO2eq/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 t CO2eq/ha in 1990.
- How does South America rank for farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land?
- South America ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 per area of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.