Land-use change — Emissions Share in South America
South America: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 68.93 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
South America recorded 68.93 % for land-use change — emissions share in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in South America peaked at 99.74 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 63.36 %, in 2016.
That places South America 7th out of 44 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.17 % | 91.51 % | 99.74 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.9 % | 79.33 % | 92.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.05 % | 63.36 % | 76.75 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.07 % | 68.89 % | 69.46 % | 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 land-use change — emissions share in South America?
- Land-use change — emissions share in South America was 68.93 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 99.74 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.36 % in 2016.
- How does South America rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- South America ranks 7th out of 44 regions with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 Share (CO2). 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.