Pre- and post-production — Emissions in South America

South America: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 173,344 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
173,344 kt
Change on year
down 2.2%
Rank
16th
of 32 groups
All-time high
177,326 kt
in 2022
All-time low
49,042 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in South America, 1990–2023

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1990200620231990: 49.0k kt1991: 50.2k kt1992: 53.4k kt1993: 55.6k kt1994: 58.0k kt1995: 62.9k kt1996: 67.4k kt1997: 70.1k kt1998: 74.7k kt1999: 77.9k kt2000: 79.6k kt2001: 82.5k kt2002: 84.3k kt2003: 85.5k kt2004: 89.8k kt2005: 93.2k kt2006: 99.1k kt2007: 107.6k kt2008: 115.0k kt2009: 111.8k kt2010: 122.5k kt2011: 127.6k kt2012: 135.3k kt2013: 140.2k kt2014: 145.3k kt2015: 142.6k kt2016: 146.9k kt2017: 153.0k kt2018: 148.4k kt2019: 149.4k kt2020: 155.3k kt2021: 170.9k kt2022: 177.3k kt2023: 173.3k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, pre- and post-production — emissions in South America stood at 173,344 kt.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in South America peaked at 177,326 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49,042 kt, in 1990.

South America ranks 16th of 32 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.

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in South America, year by year

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2) in South America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 49,042 kt
1991 50,192 kt +2.3%
1992 53,391 kt +6.4%
1993 55,596 kt +4.1%
1994 57,950 kt +4.2%
1995 62,916 kt +8.6%
1996 67,419 kt +7.2%
1997 70,138 kt +4.0%
1998 74,659 kt +6.4%
1999 77,944 kt +4.4%
2000 79,610 kt +2.1%
2001 82,473 kt +3.6%
2002 84,264 kt +2.2%
2003 85,495 kt +1.5%
2004 89,818 kt +5.1%
2005 93,228 kt +3.8%
2006 99,115 kt +6.3%
2007 107,584 kt +8.5%
2008 115,014 kt +6.9%
2009 111,846 kt -2.8%
2010 122,535 kt +9.6%
2011 127,560 kt +4.1%
2012 135,263 kt +6.0%
2013 140,192 kt +3.6%
2014 145,344 kt +3.7%
2015 142,638 kt -1.9%
2016 146,928 kt +3.0%
2017 153,019 kt +4.1%
2018 148,393 kt -3.0%
2019 149,437 kt +0.7%
2020 155,320 kt +3.9%
2021 170,928 kt +10.0%
2022 177,326 kt +3.7%
2023 173,344 kt -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 61,925 kt 49,042 kt 77,944 kt 10
2000s 94,845 kt 79,610 kt 115,014 kt 10
2010s 141,131 kt 122,535 kt 153,019 kt 10
2020s 169,230 kt 155,320 kt 177,326 kt 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 13 Australia and New Zealand 49,422 kt compare
  2. 14 Saudi Arabia 47,247 kt compare
  3. 15 Australia 44,350 kt compare
  4. 16 Poland 44,157 kt compare
  5. 17 Algeria 38,423 kt compare
  6. 18 Mexico 37,735 kt compare
  7. 19 Italy 34,810 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

More climate change data for South America

All data for South America →

Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions in South America?
Pre- and post-production — emissions in South America was 173,344 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 177,326 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 49,042 kt in 1990.
How does South America rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
South America ranks 16th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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 Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in South America. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/pre-and-post-production-emissions-co2-fao-tier-1/south-america/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/pre-and-post-production-emissions-co2-fao-tier-1/south-america/">Pre- and post-production — Emissions in South America</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 8,993 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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