Grassland organic soils — Emissions in South America
South America: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 11,651 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland organic soils — Emissions in South America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland organic soils — emissions in South America stood at 11,651 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in South America peaked at 11,658 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10,991 kt, in 1990.
South America ranks 19th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland organic soils — Emissions in South America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,991 kt | — |
| 1991 | 10,991 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10,991 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11,112 kt | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 11,112 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 11,167 kt | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 11,173 kt | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 11,183 kt | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 11,204 kt | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 11,264 kt | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 11,289 kt | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 11,325 kt | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 11,356 kt | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 11,357 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11,485 kt | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 11,474 kt | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 11,473 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 11,471 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 11,486 kt | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 11,482 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 11,491 kt | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 11,496 kt | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11,495 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 11,500 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11,519 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 11,517 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 11,539 kt | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 11,563 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 11,591 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 11,658 kt | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 11,646 kt | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 11,641 kt | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 11,651 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 11,651 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11,651 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,119 kt | 10,991 kt | 11,264 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,420 kt | 11,289 kt | 11,486 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,537 kt | 11,491 kt | 11,658 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,648 kt | 11,641 kt | 11,651 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
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 grassland organic soils — emissions in South America?
- Grassland organic soils — emissions in South America was 11,651 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 11,658 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,991 kt in 1990.
- How does South America rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
- South America ranks 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.