IPPU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in South America
South America: IPPU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 3.7 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPPU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, ippu — emissions share (co2eq) in South America stood at 3.7 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ippu — emissions share (co2eq) in South America peaked at 3.7 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.46 %, in 1992.
That places South America 28th out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6 % | 1.46 % | 1.78 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.35 % | 1.86 % | 2.69 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.33 % | 2.64 % | 3.54 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.58 % | 3.5 % | 3.7 % | 4 |
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 ippu — emissions share (co2eq) in South America?
- Ippu — emissions share (co2eq) in South America was 3.7 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ippu — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest ippu — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 % in 1992.
- How does South America rank for ippu — emissions share (co2eq)?
- South America ranks 28th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is ippu — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 IPPU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.