Food Retail — Emissions in South America
South America: Food Retail — Emissions was 11,373 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 11,373 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in South America peaked at 12,818 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 998.88 kt, in 1990.
South America ranks 11th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,548 kt | 998.88 kt | 2,973 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,265 kt | 2,996 kt | 7,489 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,644 kt | 8,382 kt | 12,818 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,517 kt | 9,033 kt | 11,373 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 8 Indonesia 7,372 kt compare
- 9 South Africa 5,826 kt compare
- 10 Poland 4,893 kt compare
- 11 Italy 4,823 kt compare
- 12 Thailand 4,428 kt compare
- 13 China, People's Republic of 4,400 kt compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,262 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 11,373 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 12,818 kt in 2015.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 998.88 kt in 1990.
- How does South America rank for food retail — emissions?
- South America ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.