Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in South America
South America: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 43,708 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
South America recorded 43,708 kt for food retail — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in South America peaked at 43,708 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,084 kt, in 1995.
South America ranks 16th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 4,570 kt | 2,084 kt | 7,083 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,880 kt | 6,310 kt | 19,529 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,990 kt | 22,354 kt | 39,043 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,414 kt | 39,619 kt | 43,708 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 9,103 kt compare
- 14 Saudi Arabia 9,097 kt compare
- 15 Malaysia 9,011 kt compare
- 16 South Africa 8,936 kt compare
- 17 Uganda 8,933 kt compare
- 18 Argentina 8,619 kt compare
- 19 Australia 8,594 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 (co2eq) in South America?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in South America was 43,708 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 43,708 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,084 kt in 1995.
- How does South America rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
- South America ranks 16th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). 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.