Food Household Consumption — Emissions in South America
South America: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 45,460 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Household Consumption — Emissions in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food household consumption — emissions in South America stood at 45,460 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in South America peaked at 45,460 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21,547 kt, in 1991.
That places South America 17th 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.
Food Household Consumption — Emissions in South America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22,122 kt | — |
| 1991 | 21,547 kt | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 23,154 kt | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 23,776 kt | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 24,115 kt | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 26,564 kt | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 27,534 kt | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 28,182 kt | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 28,413 kt | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 30,473 kt | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 30,895 kt | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 31,840 kt | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 30,262 kt | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 29,280 kt | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 30,844 kt | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 31,824 kt | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 33,331 kt | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 33,012 kt | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 34,210 kt | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 34,447 kt | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 36,095 kt | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 35,500 kt | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 38,435 kt | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 42,163 kt | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 44,657 kt | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 44,669 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44,249 kt | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 43,067 kt | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 41,330 kt | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 40,889 kt | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 41,874 kt | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 44,494 kt | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 44,809 kt | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 45,460 kt | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,588 kt | 21,547 kt | 30,473 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,994 kt | 29,280 kt | 34,447 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,106 kt | 35,500 kt | 44,669 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,159 kt | 41,874 kt | 45,460 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 14 China, Taiwan Province of 14,933 kt compare
- 14 United Republic of Tanzania 268.35 kt compare
- 15 Thailand 14,102 kt compare
- 15 Melanesia 105.72 kt compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 36.72 kt compare
- 16 Australia and New Zealand 12,528 kt compare
- 17 Australia 12,270 kt compare
- 17 Polynesia 16.09 kt compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 12,180 kt compare
- 18 Micronesia 11.75 kt compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 2.1 kt compare
- 19 Morocco 10,642 kt compare
- 20 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.4104 kt compare
- 20 Republic of Korea 9,902 kt 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 food household consumption — emissions in South America?
- Food household consumption — emissions in South America was 45,460 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 45,460 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,547 kt in 1991.
- How does South America rank for food household consumption — emissions?
- South America ranks 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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