Pre- and post-production — Emissions in South America
South America: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 173,344 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pre- and post-production — Emissions in South America, 1990–2023
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.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 18th of 38 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for South America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 224,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 781,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 846.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 27,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 123,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 96,422 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 27,326 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 363.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 975.93 kt (2050)
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 18th out of 38 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.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.