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.
The figure 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.
That places South America 16th out of 43 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.
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
- 13 China 0.0597 kt compare
- 14 Australia and New Zealand 0.0557 kt compare
- 15 Australia 0.0544 kt compare
- 16 Malaysia 0.0533 kt compare
- 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0527 kt compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 0.0469 kt compare
- 19 Philippines 0.0449 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 16th 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 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 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.