Land-use change — Emissions in South America

South America: Land-use change — Emissions was 1.65 million kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.65 million kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
5th
of 32 groups
All-time high
2.65 million kt
in 1990
All-time low
1.37 million kt
in 2011
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions in South America, 1990–2023

01.0M2.0M3.0M1990200620231990: 2.7M kt1991: 2.7M kt1992: 2.7M kt1993: 2.7M kt1994: 2.7M kt1995: 2.7M kt1996: 2.7M kt1997: 2.7M kt1998: 2.7M kt1999: 2.7M kt2000: 2.7M kt2001: 1.9M kt2002: 1.9M kt2003: 1.9M kt2004: 1.9M kt2005: 1.9M kt2006: 1.9M kt2007: 1.9M kt2008: 1.9M kt2009: 1.9M kt2010: 1.9M kt2011: 1.4M kt2012: 1.4M kt2013: 1.4M kt2014: 1.4M kt2015: 1.4M kt2016: 1.4M kt2017: 1.4M kt2018: 1.4M kt2019: 1.4M kt2020: 1.4M kt2021: 1.7M kt2022: 1.7M kt2023: 1.7M kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions in South America is 1.65 million kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions in South America peaked at 2.65 million kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.37 million kt, in 2011.

South America ranks 5th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Land-use change — Emissions in South America, year by year

Annual values for Land-use change — Emissions (CO2) in South America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 2.65 million kt
1991 2.65 million kt +0.0%
1992 2.65 million kt +0.0%
1993 2.65 million kt +0.0%
1994 2.65 million kt +0.0%
1995 2.65 million kt +0.0%
1996 2.65 million kt +0.0%
1997 2.65 million kt +0.0%
1998 2.65 million kt +0.0%
1999 2.65 million kt +0.0%
2000 2.65 million kt +0.0%
2001 1.95 million kt -26.6%
2002 1.95 million kt +0.0%
2003 1.95 million kt +0.0%
2004 1.95 million kt +0.0%
2005 1.95 million kt +0.0%
2006 1.95 million kt +0.0%
2007 1.95 million kt +0.0%
2008 1.95 million kt +0.0%
2009 1.95 million kt +0.0%
2010 1.95 million kt +0.0%
2011 1.37 million kt -29.7%
2012 1.37 million kt +0.0%
2013 1.37 million kt +0.0%
2014 1.37 million kt +0.0%
2015 1.37 million kt +0.0%
2016 1.42 million kt +4.0%
2017 1.42 million kt +0.0%
2018 1.42 million kt +0.0%
2019 1.42 million kt +0.0%
2020 1.42 million kt +0.0%
2021 1.65 million kt +16.2%
2022 1.65 million kt +0.0%
2023 1.65 million kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.65 million kt 2.65 million kt 2.65 million kt 10
2000s 2.02 million kt 1.95 million kt 2.65 million kt 10
2010s 1.45 million kt 1.37 million kt 1.95 million kt 10
2020s 1.59 million kt 1.42 million kt 1.65 million kt 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 2 Indonesia 192,983 kt compare
  2. 3 OECD 147,607 kt compare
  3. 4 Peru 130,591 kt compare
  4. 5 Canada 92,700 kt compare
  5. 6 Cambodia 71,652 kt compare
  6. 7 Myanmar 61,697 kt compare
  7. 8 Cameroon 60,852 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions in South America?
Land-use change — emissions in South America was 1.65 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 2.65 million kt in 1990.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 1.37 million kt in 2011.
How does South America rank for land-use change — emissions?
South America ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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