Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) in South America

South America: Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) was 15,302 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
15,302 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
19th
of 29 groups
All-time high
15,302 kt
in 2021
All-time low
3,593 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) in South America, 1990–2023

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k1990200620231990: 3.6k kt1991: 3.9k kt1992: 4.2k kt1993: 4.5k kt1994: 5.0k kt1995: 5.3k kt1996: 5.7k kt1997: 6.2k kt1998: 6.7k kt1999: 7.2k kt2000: 7.5k kt2001: 8.0k kt2002: 10.4k kt2003: 11.0k kt2004: 11.4k kt2005: 12.1k kt2006: 15.2k kt2007: 13.8k kt2008: 14.0k kt2009: 12.8k kt2010: 12.6k kt2011: 14.3k kt2012: 14.0k kt2013: 12.8k kt2014: 12.3k kt2015: 11.1k kt2016: 13.0k kt2017: 12.9k kt2018: 12.6k kt2019: 10.9k kt2020: 10.5k kt2021: 15.3k kt2022: 15.3k kt2023: 15.3k kt

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

Analysis

South America recorded 15,302 kt for fertilizers manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertilizers manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) in South America peaked at 15,302 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,593 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 (CO2eq) in South America, year by year

Annual values for Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in South America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 3,593 kt
1991 3,943 kt +9.8%
1992 4,246 kt +7.7%
1993 4,522 kt +6.5%
1994 4,961 kt +9.7%
1995 5,307 kt +7.0%
1996 5,739 kt +8.1%
1997 6,211 kt +8.2%
1998 6,658 kt +7.2%
1999 7,164 kt +7.6%
2000 7,537 kt +5.2%
2001 7,971 kt +5.8%
2002 10,381 kt +30.2%
2003 10,971 kt +5.7%
2004 11,439 kt +4.3%
2005 12,101 kt +5.8%
2006 15,151 kt +25.2%
2007 13,839 kt -8.7%
2008 14,034 kt +1.4%
2009 12,787 kt -8.9%
2010 12,639 kt -1.2%
2011 14,253 kt +12.8%
2012 14,017 kt -1.7%
2013 12,848 kt -8.3%
2014 12,313 kt -4.2%
2015 11,138 kt -9.5%
2016 13,036 kt +17.0%
2017 12,877 kt -1.2%
2018 12,582 kt -2.3%
2019 10,860 kt -13.7%
2020 10,483 kt -3.5%
2021 15,302 kt +46.0%
2022 15,302 kt +0.0%
2023 15,302 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,235 kt 3,593 kt 7,164 kt 10
2000s 11,621 kt 7,537 kt 15,151 kt 10
2010s 12,656 kt 10,860 kt 14,253 kt 10
2020s 14,097 kt 10,483 kt 15,302 kt 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 16 Lithuania 4,542 kt compare
  2. 17 Japan 4,484 kt compare
  3. 18 Uzbekistan 4,375 kt compare
  4. 19 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 4,110 kt compare
  5. 20 Qatar 4,049 kt compare
  6. 21 Romania 3,987 kt compare
  7. 22 Republic of Korea 3,570 kt compare

See the full ranking of 116 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertilizers manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) in South America?
Fertilizers manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) in South America was 15,302 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fertilizers manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 15,302 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest fertilizers manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 3,593 kt in 1990.
How does South America rank for fertilizers manufacturing — emissions (co2eq)?
South America ranks 19th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is fertilizers manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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 Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
116 places, 3,843 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