Food Transport — Emissions in South America
South America: Food Transport — Emissions was 51,434 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — 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 transport — emissions in South America is 51,434 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in South America peaked at 51,434 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19,058 kt, in 1990.
South America ranks 11th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Transport — Emissions in South America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19,058 kt | — |
| 1991 | 20,081 kt | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 21,191 kt | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 22,343 kt | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 23,582 kt | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 25,212 kt | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 26,984 kt | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 27,643 kt | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 28,891 kt | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 28,770 kt | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 28,662 kt | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 28,694 kt | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 29,431 kt | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 28,968 kt | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 30,609 kt | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 31,704 kt | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 32,470 kt | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 34,724 kt | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 36,558 kt | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 36,296 kt | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 39,724 kt | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 43,686 kt | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 46,228 kt | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 48,013 kt | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 49,477 kt | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 48,364 kt | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 48,551 kt | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 49,303 kt | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 47,730 kt | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 48,062 kt | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 42,727 kt | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 47,001 kt | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 49,947 kt | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 51,434 kt | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,375 kt | 19,058 kt | 28,891 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,812 kt | 28,662 kt | 36,558 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,914 kt | 39,724 kt | 49,477 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,777 kt | 42,727 kt | 51,434 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 8 Saudi Arabia 14,765 kt compare
- 9 India 14,306 kt compare
- 10 Mexico 14,193 kt compare
- 11 Republic of Korea 11,366 kt compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 482.97 kt compare
- 12 Germany 11,084 kt compare
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 10,619 kt compare
- 14 France 9,661 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 transport — emissions in South America?
- Food transport — emissions in South America was 51,434 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 51,434 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,058 kt in 1990.
- How does South America rank for food transport — emissions?
- South America ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Transport — Emissions (CO2). 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