Food Retail — Emissions in South America
South America: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.7355 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Emissions in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food retail — emissions in South America stood at 0.7355 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in South America peaked at 0.7543 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0671 kt, in 1997.
That places South America 21st out of 32 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 Retail — Emissions in South America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.102 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.1071 kt | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1129 kt | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1164 kt | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1225 kt | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1311 kt | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1435 kt | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0671 kt | -53.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0872 kt | +30.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1041 kt | +19.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1039 kt | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1156 kt | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1185 kt | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1222 kt | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1275 kt | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1293 kt | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1404 kt | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1971 kt | +40.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2517 kt | +27.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2696 kt | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3084 kt | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3368 kt | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3493 kt | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.585 kt | +67.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7486 kt | +28.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7543 kt | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.738 kt | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7265 kt | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7265 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.727 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6856 kt | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7503 kt | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7282 kt | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7355 kt | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1094 kt | 0.0671 kt | 0.1435 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1576 kt | 0.1039 kt | 0.2696 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6 kt | 0.3084 kt | 0.7543 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7249 kt | 0.6856 kt | 0.7503 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 18 Gabon 0.2502 kt compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 0.0002 kt compare
- 19 Argentina 0.2293 kt compare
- 20 Sudan 0.2278 kt compare
- 21 Saudi Arabia 0.1973 kt compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 0.1893 kt compare
- 23 South Africa 0.1767 kt compare
- 24 France 0.1686 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 retail — emissions in South America?
- Food retail — emissions in South America was 0.7355 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7543 kt in 2015.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0671 kt in 1997.
- How does South America rank for food retail — emissions?
- South America ranks 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. 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 Retail — Emissions (CH4). 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