Food Household Consumption — Emissions in South America

South America: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 0.2041 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.2041 kt
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
19th
of 33 groups
All-time high
0.2041 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.0652 kt
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in South America, 1990–2023

0.050.10.150.21990200620231990: 0.069 kt1991: 0.065 kt1992: 0.069 kt1993: 0.07 kt1994: 0.071 kt1995: 0.079 kt1996: 0.091 kt1997: 0.094 kt1998: 0.094 kt1999: 0.095 kt2000: 0.091 kt2001: 0.09 kt2002: 0.092 kt2003: 0.081 kt2004: 0.096 kt2005: 0.1 kt2006: 0.107 kt2007: 0.101 kt2008: 0.117 kt2009: 0.112 kt2010: 0.131 kt2011: 0.129 kt2012: 0.154 kt2013: 0.157 kt2014: 0.181 kt2015: 0.186 kt2016: 0.178 kt2017: 0.168 kt2018: 0.16 kt2019: 0.171 kt2020: 0.177 kt2021: 0.199 kt2022: 0.2 kt2023: 0.204 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food household consumption — emissions in South America is 0.2041 kt, measured 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 19th out of 33 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

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (N2O) in South America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0689 kt
1991 0.0652 kt -5.3%
1992 0.0692 kt +6.2%
1993 0.0697 kt +0.7%
1994 0.0708 kt +1.6%
1995 0.0792 kt +11.8%
1996 0.0915 kt +15.5%
1997 0.0939 kt +2.7%
1998 0.094 kt +0.1%
1999 0.095 kt +1.0%
2000 0.0905 kt -4.7%
2001 0.0903 kt -0.2%
2002 0.0918 kt +1.6%
2003 0.081 kt -11.7%
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 0.1948 kt 0.1766 kt 0.2041 kt 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0928 kt compare
  2. 17 Republic of Korea 0.0919 kt compare
  3. 18 Morocco 0.0852 kt compare
  4. 19 Mexico 0.0839 kt compare
  5. 20 Brazil 0.0696 kt compare
  6. 21 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.0648 kt compare
  7. 22 Kazakhstan 0.0572 kt compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

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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 19th out of 33 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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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
261 places, 8,371 data points, 1990–2023
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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.