Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases in South America
South America: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases was 2,751 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in South America is 2,751 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in South America peaked at 2,751 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.16 kt, in 1994.
That places South America 7th out of 24 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases in South America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.33 kt | — |
| 1991 | 33.83 kt | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 36.64 kt | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 219.85 kt | +500.0% |
| 1994 | 1.16 kt | -99.5% |
| 1995 | 6.95 kt | +500.0% |
| 1996 | 463.37 kt | +6571.1% |
| 1997 | 880.88 kt | +90.1% |
| 1998 | 991.43 kt | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 1,155 kt | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 1,120 kt | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 97.78 kt | -91.3% |
| 2002 | 516.46 kt | +428.2% |
| 2003 | 684.86 kt | +32.6% |
| 2004 | 1,004 kt | +46.6% |
| 2005 | 1,051 kt | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 1,185 kt | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 1,903 kt | +60.6% |
| 2008 | 1,905 kt | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,922 kt | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1,927 kt | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,956 kt | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2,060 kt | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 2,139 kt | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 2,187 kt | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 2,234 kt | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 2,310 kt | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 2,400 kt | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 2,536 kt | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 2,556 kt | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2,653 kt | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 2,751 kt | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 2,751 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,751 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 382.02 kt | 1.16 kt | 1,155 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,139 kt | 97.78 kt | 1,922 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,231 kt | 1,927 kt | 2,556 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,726 kt | 2,653 kt | 2,751 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 4 Brazil 445.44 kt compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 98.76 kt compare
- 5 Russian Federation 403.93 kt compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 57.13 kt compare
- 6 Mexico 379.16 kt compare
- 7 Spain 308.68 kt compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 41.09 kt compare
- 8 Malaysia 288.22 kt compare
- 8 Türkiye 27.99 kt compare
- 9 Philippines 265.19 kt compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 2.82 kt compare
- 10 Argentina 194.88 kt compare
- 10 Melanesia 2.18 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 f-gases in South America?
- Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in South America was 2,751 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 2,751 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 kt in 1994.
- How does South America rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
- South America ranks 7th out of 24 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 F-gases (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.