Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in South America
South America: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 84.8 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in South America stood at 84.8 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in South America peaked at 84.8 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.83 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.
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in South America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.31 kt | — |
| 1991 | 45.83 kt | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 50.24 kt | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 52.35 kt | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 53.24 kt | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 57.25 kt | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 59 kt | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 59.68 kt | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 58.59 kt | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 61.74 kt | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 62.91 kt | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 64.6 kt | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 62.01 kt | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 59.37 kt | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 62.3 kt | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 64.14 kt | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 67.23 kt | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 67.12 kt | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 68.64 kt | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 69.86 kt | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 71.78 kt | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 74.34 kt | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 74.55 kt | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 77.02 kt | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 79.11 kt | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 77.8 kt | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 80.03 kt | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 78.81 kt | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 77.45 kt | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 76.95 kt | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 78.05 kt | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 83.17 kt | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 84.06 kt | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 84.8 kt | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.52 kt | 45.83 kt | 61.74 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.82 kt | 59.37 kt | 69.86 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.78 kt | 71.78 kt | 80.03 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.52 kt | 78.05 kt | 84.8 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 16 Japan 22.5 kt compare
- 16 Melanesia 0.065 kt compare
- 17 Mexico 20.89 kt compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 0.022 kt compare
- 18 Uzbekistan 18.41 kt compare
- 18 Polynesia 0.0178 kt compare
- 19 Morocco 14.95 kt compare
- 19 Micronesia 0.0051 kt compare
- 20 Canada 14.84 kt compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.0007 kt compare
- 21 Colombia 14.48 kt compare
- 22 Italy 14.12 kt compare
More climate change data for South America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 12.72 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in South America?
- Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in South America was 84.8 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.83 kt in 1991.
- How does South America rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- South America ranks 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). 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