On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in South America
South America: On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 3,954 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South America stood at 3,954 kt.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South America peaked at 3,991 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,691 kt, in 1991.
South America ranks 10th of 31 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.
On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in South America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,767 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,691 kt | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 1,907 kt | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 2,180 kt | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 2,328 kt | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 2,481 kt | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 2,687 kt | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 2,764 kt | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 2,564 kt | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 2,616 kt | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 2,602 kt | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 2,789 kt | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 2,775 kt | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 2,918 kt | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 3,089 kt | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 3,575 kt | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 3,072 kt | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 3,084 kt | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 3,632 kt | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 3,569 kt | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 3,473 kt | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 3,395 kt | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 3,494 kt | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 3,533 kt | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 3,538 kt | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3,621 kt | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 3,253 kt | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 3,795 kt | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 3,779 kt | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 3,851 kt | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 3,738 kt | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 3,809 kt | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 3,991 kt | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 3,954 kt | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,298 kt | 1,691 kt | 2,764 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,110 kt | 2,602 kt | 3,632 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,573 kt | 3,253 kt | 3,851 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,873 kt | 3,738 kt | 3,991 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 90.76 kt compare
- 7 Russian Federation 1,138 kt compare
- 8 Argentina 1,090 kt compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 52.5 kt compare
- 9 France 1,031 kt compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 42.32 kt compare
- 10 Mexico 967.97 kt compare
- 10 Melanesia 36.44 kt compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 13.17 kt compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 798.71 kt compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 12.48 kt compare
- 12 Thailand 732.43 kt compare
- 13 Spain 703.18 kt compare
- 13 United Republic of Tanzania 10.28 kt compare
More climate change data for South America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 12.72 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South America?
- On-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in South America was 3,954 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 3,991 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,691 kt in 1991.
- How does South America rank for on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- South America ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). 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