Other — Emissions in South America

South America: Other — Emissions was 38.28 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
38.28 kt
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
15th
of 32 groups
All-time high
48.2 kt
in 2010
All-time low
10.76 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Other — Emissions in South America, 1961–2023

1020304050196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for other — emissions in South America is 38.28 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other — emissions in South America peaked at 48.2 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.76 kt, in 1961.

South America ranks 15th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Other — Emissions in South America, year by year

Annual values for Other — Emissions (N2O) in South America, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 10.76 kt
1962 10.82 kt +0.6%
1963 10.87 kt +0.4%
1964 10.91 kt +0.4%
1965 10.97 kt +0.5%
1966 11.02 kt +0.4%
1967 11.07 kt +0.5%
1968 11.13 kt +0.5%
1969 11.17 kt +0.4%
1970 14.46 kt +29.4%
1971 14.28 kt -1.2%
1972 14.84 kt +3.9%
1973 15.49 kt +4.4%
1974 16.24 kt +4.8%
1975 16.71 kt +2.9%
1976 17.07 kt +2.2%
1977 17.32 kt +1.5%
1978 18 kt +3.9%
1979 18.95 kt +5.3%
1980 19.22 kt +1.4%
1981 19.07 kt -0.8%
1982 28 kt +46.8%
1983 33.51 kt +19.7%
1984 35.33 kt +5.4%
1985 29.64 kt -16.1%
1986 29.23 kt -1.4%
1987 33.92 kt +16.1%
1988 37.48 kt +10.5%
1989 30.64 kt -18.3%
1990 28.48 kt -7.0%
1991 31.55 kt +10.8%
1992 33.38 kt +5.8%
1993 44.02 kt +31.9%
1994 32.77 kt -25.6%
1995 33.41 kt +1.9%
1996 35.84 kt +7.3%
1997 30.38 kt -15.2%
1998 34.78 kt +14.5%
1999 36.65 kt +5.4%
2000 43.05 kt +17.5%
2001 33.84 kt -21.4%
2002 35.02 kt +3.5%
2003 34.45 kt -1.6%
2004 38.97 kt +13.1%
2005 38.48 kt -1.3%
2006 34.81 kt -9.5%
2007 44.46 kt +27.7%
2008 36.61 kt -17.7%
2009 33.1 kt -9.6%
2010 48.2 kt +45.6%
2011 37.01 kt -23.2%
2012 40.51 kt +9.4%
2013 37.47 kt -7.5%
2014 38.57 kt +3.0%
2015 39.82 kt +3.2%
2016 38.69 kt -2.8%
2017 39.59 kt +2.3%
2018 34.48 kt -12.9%
2019 40.48 kt +17.4%
2020 40.61 kt +0.3%
2021 37.6 kt -7.4%
2022 39.05 kt +3.9%
2023 38.28 kt -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.97 kt 10.76 kt 11.17 kt 9
1970s 16.34 kt 14.28 kt 18.95 kt 10
1980s 29.6 kt 19.07 kt 37.48 kt 10
1990s 34.13 kt 28.48 kt 44.02 kt 10
2000s 37.28 kt 33.1 kt 44.46 kt 10
2010s 39.48 kt 34.48 kt 48.2 kt 10
2020s 38.89 kt 37.6 kt 40.61 kt 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 12 Australia and New Zealand 9.7 kt compare
  2. 13 South Africa 9.04 kt compare
  3. 14 Australia 8.83 kt compare
  4. 15 Saudi Arabia 7.98 kt compare
  5. 16 Japan 7.51 kt compare
  6. 17 Mexico 6.72 kt compare
  7. 18 Mozambique 6.69 kt compare

See the full ranking of 250 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is other — emissions in South America?
Other — emissions in South America was 38.28 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest other — emissions recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 48.2 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest other — emissions recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 10.76 kt in 1961.
How does South America rank for other — emissions?
South America ranks 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is other — emissions rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Other — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Other — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 14,385 data points, 1961–2023
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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