Petroleum products — Emissions in South America

South America: Petroleum products — Emissions was 2.74 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.74 kt
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
4th
of 36 groups
All-time high
2.75 kt
in 2022
All-time low
1.03 kt
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Petroleum products — Emissions in South America, 1990–2023

01231990200620231990: 1.1 kt1991: 1 kt1992: 1.2 kt1993: 1.3 kt1994: 1.5 kt1995: 1.6 kt1996: 1.8 kt1997: 1.8 kt1998: 1.6 kt1999: 1.7 kt2000: 1.7 kt2001: 1.9 kt2002: 1.8 kt2003: 1.8 kt2004: 1.9 kt2005: 2.2 kt2006: 2.1 kt2007: 2.1 kt2008: 2.5 kt2009: 2.5 kt2010: 2.5 kt2011: 2.5 kt2012: 2.6 kt2013: 2.5 kt2014: 2.5 kt2015: 2.5 kt2016: 2.4 kt2017: 2.6 kt2018: 2.6 kt2019: 2.7 kt2020: 2.6 kt2021: 2.7 kt2022: 2.8 kt2023: 2.7 kt

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

Analysis

South America recorded 2.74 kt for petroleum products — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, petroleum products — emissions in South America peaked at 2.75 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.03 kt, in 1991.

That places South America 4th out of 36 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.46 kt 1.03 kt 1.83 kt 10
2000s 2.06 kt 1.7 kt 2.53 kt 10
2010s 2.52 kt 2.36 kt 2.67 kt 10
2020s 2.7 kt 2.6 kt 2.75 kt 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 1 OECD 21.85 kt compare
  2. 2 China, People's Republic of 13.23 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 13.11 kt compare
  4. 4 Canada 4.88 kt compare
  5. 5 Brazil 1.35 kt compare
  6. 6 Australia and New Zealand 1.1 kt compare
  7. 7 Australia 0.9273 kt compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is petroleum products — emissions in South America?
Petroleum products — emissions in South America was 2.74 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest petroleum products — emissions recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 2.75 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest petroleum products — emissions recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 1.03 kt in 1991.
How does South America rank for petroleum products — emissions?
South America ranks 4th out of 36 groups with data for 2023.
Is petroleum products — emissions rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 Petroleum products — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Petroleum products — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
190 places, 6,284 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.