Food Household Consumption — Emissions in South America
South America: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 0.2041 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
South America recorded 0.2041 kt for food household consumption — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in South America peaked at 0.2041 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0652 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 | 0.0689 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0652 kt | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0692 kt | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0697 kt | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0708 kt | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0792 kt | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0915 kt | +15.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0939 kt | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.094 kt | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.095 kt | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0905 kt | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0903 kt | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0918 kt | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.081 kt | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0955 kt | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1003 kt | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1072 kt | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1014 kt | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1173 kt | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1115 kt | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1314 kt | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1292 kt | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.154 kt | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1571 kt | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1807 kt | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1856 kt | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1785 kt | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1676 kt | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1601 kt | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.171 kt | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1766 kt | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1987 kt | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1995 kt | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2041 kt | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0797 kt | 0.0652 kt | 0.095 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0987 kt | 0.081 kt | 0.1173 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1615 kt | 0.1292 kt | 0.1856 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1947 kt | 0.1766 kt | 0.2041 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 14 South Africa 0.153 kt compare
- 14 Melanesia 0.0014 kt compare
- 15 Philippines 0.0938 kt compare
- 15 United Republic of Tanzania 0.0012 kt compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 0.0009 kt compare
- 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0928 kt compare
- 17 Republic of Korea 0.0919 kt compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 0.0005 kt compare
- 18 Morocco 0.0852 kt compare
- 18 Micronesia 0.0002 kt compare
- 18 Polynesia 0.0002 kt compare
- 19 Mexico 0.0839 kt compare
- 20 Brazil 0.0696 kt compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 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 in South America?
- Food household consumption — emissions in South America was 0.2041 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 0.2041 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0652 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 29.9%. 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 (N2O). 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