Food Retail — Emissions in South America
South America: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.0984 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
The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in South America is 0.0984 kt, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in South America peaked at 0.104 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.014 kt, in 1990.
South America ranks 24th of 32 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.
Food Retail — Emissions in South America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.014 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0147 kt | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0152 kt | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0156 kt | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0166 kt | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0177 kt | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0245 kt | +38.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0174 kt | -29.0% |
| 1998 | 0.021 kt | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 0.024 kt | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0229 kt | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0225 kt | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0247 kt | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0197 kt | -20.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0264 kt | +34.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0272 kt | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0301 kt | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0346 kt | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0522 kt | +50.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0495 kt | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0601 kt | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0637 kt | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0756 kt | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0863 kt | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1029 kt | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 0.104 kt | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0933 kt | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0901 kt | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0873 kt | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0896 kt | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0824 kt | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0938 kt | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0963 kt | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0984 kt | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0181 kt | 0.014 kt | 0.0245 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.031 kt | 0.0197 kt | 0.0522 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0853 kt | 0.0601 kt | 0.104 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0927 kt | 0.0824 kt | 0.0984 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 21 Myanmar 0.0404 kt compare
- 22 Madagascar 0.0402 kt compare
- 23 Italy 0.0366 kt compare
- 24 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.0299 kt compare
- 25 China, Taiwan Province of 0.0295 kt compare
- 26 Cameroon 0.0293 kt compare
- 27 Morocco 0.0291 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 0.0984 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 0.104 kt in 2015.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.014 kt in 1990.
- How does South America rank for food retail — emissions?
- South America ranks 24th 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 14.0%. 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 (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