Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions in South America

South America: Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions was 14,066 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
14,066 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
19th
of 29 groups
All-time high
14,220 kt
in 2006
All-time low
3,371 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions in South America, 1990–2023

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k1990200620231990: 3.4k kt1991: 3.7k kt1992: 4.0k kt1993: 4.2k kt1994: 4.6k kt1995: 4.9k kt1996: 5.3k kt1997: 5.8k kt1998: 6.2k kt1999: 6.6k kt2000: 7.0k kt2001: 7.4k kt2002: 9.6k kt2003: 10.2k kt2004: 10.5k kt2005: 11.0k kt2006: 14.2k kt2007: 12.9k kt2008: 13.1k kt2009: 11.8k kt2010: 11.7k kt2011: 13.3k kt2012: 13.0k kt2013: 11.9k kt2014: 11.3k kt2015: 10.1k kt2016: 11.9k kt2017: 11.9k kt2018: 11.5k kt2019: 9.9k kt2020: 9.5k kt2021: 14.1k kt2022: 14.1k kt2023: 14.1k kt

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

Analysis

South America recorded 14,066 kt for fertilizers manufacturing — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of up 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertilizers manufacturing — emissions in South America peaked at 14,220 kt in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3,371 kt, in 1990.

South America ranks 19th of 29 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.

Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions in South America, year by year

Annual values for Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2) in South America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 3,371 kt
1991 3,689 kt +9.4%
1992 3,964 kt +7.5%
1993 4,214 kt +6.3%
1994 4,617 kt +9.5%
1995 4,932 kt +6.8%
1996 5,328 kt +8.0%
1997 5,761 kt +8.1%
1998 6,170 kt +7.1%
1999 6,634 kt +7.5%
2000 6,974 kt +5.1%
2001 7,372 kt +5.7%
2002 9,555 kt +29.6%
2003 10,181 kt +6.6%
2004 10,550 kt +3.6%
2005 11,049 kt +4.7%
2006 14,220 kt +28.7%
2007 12,949 kt -8.9%
2008 13,139 kt +1.5%
2009 11,823 kt -10.0%
2010 11,705 kt -1.0%
2011 13,259 kt +13.3%
2012 12,985 kt -2.1%
2013 11,893 kt -8.4%
2014 11,278 kt -5.2%
2015 10,112 kt -10.3%
2016 11,945 kt +18.1%
2017 11,853 kt -0.8%
2018 11,515 kt -2.9%
2019 9,900 kt -14.0%
2020 9,466 kt -4.4%
2021 14,066 kt +48.6%
2022 14,066 kt +0.0%
2023 14,066 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,868 kt 3,371 kt 6,634 kt 10
2000s 10,781 kt 6,974 kt 14,220 kt 10
2010s 11,644 kt 9,900 kt 13,259 kt 10
2020s 12,916 kt 9,466 kt 14,066 kt 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 16 Japan 4,400 kt compare
  2. 17 Lithuania 4,298 kt compare
  3. 18 Qatar 4,049 kt compare
  4. 19 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3,710 kt compare
  5. 20 Republic of Korea 3,570 kt compare
  6. 21 Oman 3,469 kt compare
  7. 22 United Arab Emirates 3,328 kt compare

See the full ranking of 116 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertilizers manufacturing — emissions in South America?
Fertilizers manufacturing — emissions in South America was 14,066 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fertilizers manufacturing — emissions recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 14,220 kt in 2006.
What is the lowest fertilizers manufacturing — emissions recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 3,371 kt in 1990.
How does South America rank for fertilizers manufacturing — emissions?
South America ranks 19th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is fertilizers manufacturing — emissions rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
116 places, 3,819 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