On-farm energy use — Emissions in South America

South America: On-farm energy use — Emissions was 14.92 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
14.92 kt
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
10th
of 31 groups
All-time high
15.06 kt
in 2022
All-time low
6.38 kt
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

On-farm energy use — Emissions in South America, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 6.7 kt1991: 6.4 kt1992: 7.2 kt1993: 8.2 kt1994: 8.8 kt1995: 9.4 kt1996: 10.1 kt1997: 10.4 kt1998: 9.7 kt1999: 9.9 kt2000: 9.8 kt2001: 10.5 kt2002: 10.5 kt2003: 11 kt2004: 11.7 kt2005: 13.5 kt2006: 11.6 kt2007: 11.6 kt2008: 13.7 kt2009: 13.5 kt2010: 13.1 kt2011: 12.8 kt2012: 13.2 kt2013: 13.3 kt2014: 13.3 kt2015: 13.7 kt2016: 12.3 kt2017: 14.3 kt2018: 14.3 kt2019: 14.5 kt2020: 14.1 kt2021: 14.4 kt2022: 15.1 kt2023: 14.9 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for on-farm energy use — emissions in South America is 14.92 kt, measured in 2023.

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 in South America peaked at 15.06 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.38 kt, in 1991.

That places South America 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 in South America, year by year

Annual values for On-farm energy use — Emissions (N2O) in South America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 6.67 kt
1991 6.38 kt -4.3%
1992 7.2 kt +12.8%
1993 8.23 kt +14.3%
1994 8.78 kt +6.8%
1995 9.36 kt +6.6%
1996 10.14 kt +8.3%
1997 10.43 kt +2.9%
1998 9.67 kt -7.3%
1999 9.87 kt +2.0%
2000 9.82 kt -0.5%
2001 10.52 kt +7.1%
2002 10.47 kt -0.5%
2003 11.01 kt +5.2%
2004 11.66 kt +5.9%
2005 13.49 kt +15.8%
2006 11.59 kt -14.1%
2007 11.64 kt +0.4%
2008 13.71 kt +17.8%
2009 13.47 kt -1.7%
2010 13.1 kt -2.7%
2011 12.81 kt -2.2%
2012 13.18 kt +2.9%
2013 13.33 kt +1.1%
2014 13.35 kt +0.1%
2015 13.67 kt +2.4%
2016 12.28 kt -10.2%
2017 14.32 kt +16.6%
2018 14.26 kt -0.4%
2019 14.53 kt +1.9%
2020 14.1 kt -2.9%
2021 14.37 kt +1.9%
2022 15.06 kt +4.8%
2023 14.92 kt -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.67 kt 6.38 kt 10.43 kt 10
2000s 11.74 kt 9.82 kt 13.71 kt 10
2010s 13.48 kt 12.28 kt 14.53 kt 10
2020s 14.62 kt 14.1 kt 15.06 kt 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 7 Russian Federation 4.3 kt compare
  2. 8 Argentina 4.11 kt compare
  3. 9 France 3.89 kt compare
  4. 10 Mexico 3.65 kt compare
  5. 11 Australia and New Zealand 3.01 kt compare
  6. 12 Thailand 2.76 kt compare
  7. 13 Spain 2.65 kt compare

See the full ranking of 218 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is on-farm energy use — emissions in South America?
On-farm energy use — emissions in South America was 14.92 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest on-farm energy use — emissions recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 15.06 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest on-farm energy use — emissions recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 6.38 kt in 1991.
How does South America rank for on-farm energy use — emissions?
South America ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is on-farm energy use — emissions 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
On-farm energy use — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
218 places, 6,884 data points, 1990–2023
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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