Pre- and post-production — Emissions in South America

South America: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 24.25 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
24.25 kt
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
19th
of 32 groups
All-time high
24.25 kt
in 2023
All-time low
9.73 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

05101520251990200620231990: 9.7 kt1991: 10.3 kt1992: 10.7 kt1993: 11.1 kt1994: 11.7 kt1995: 12.3 kt1996: 12.9 kt1997: 13.2 kt1998: 13.6 kt1999: 14.1 kt2000: 14.5 kt2001: 14.9 kt2002: 15.9 kt2003: 16.1 kt2004: 16.6 kt2005: 17.6 kt2006: 17.6 kt2007: 17.9 kt2008: 18.6 kt2009: 18.8 kt2010: 19.5 kt2011: 20.5 kt2012: 21.4 kt2013: 21.1 kt2014: 22.2 kt2015: 22 kt2016: 22 kt2017: 22.1 kt2018: 22.5 kt2019: 22.1 kt2020: 22.2 kt2021: 23.6 kt2022: 24 kt2023: 24.3 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 24.25 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in South America peaked at 24.25 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.73 kt, in 1990.

That places South America 19th out of 32 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.

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

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Emissions (N2O) in South America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 9.73 kt
1991 10.28 kt +5.6%
1992 10.7 kt +4.1%
1993 11.12 kt +3.9%
1994 11.69 kt +5.2%
1995 12.25 kt +4.8%
1996 12.91 kt +5.4%
1997 13.22 kt +2.4%
1998 13.58 kt +2.7%
1999 14.06 kt +3.6%
2000 14.54 kt +3.4%
2001 14.9 kt +2.5%
2002 15.88 kt +6.5%
2003 16.11 kt +1.4%
2004 16.64 kt +3.3%
2005 17.63 kt +5.9%
2006 17.58 kt -0.3%
2007 17.93 kt +2.0%
2008 18.6 kt +3.7%
2009 18.84 kt +1.3%
2010 19.5 kt +3.5%
2011 20.46 kt +4.9%
2012 21.38 kt +4.5%
2013 21.08 kt -1.4%
2014 22.18 kt +5.2%
2015 21.97 kt -0.9%
2016 22 kt +0.1%
2017 22.13 kt +0.6%
2018 22.45 kt +1.5%
2019 22.08 kt -1.7%
2020 22.16 kt +0.4%
2021 23.62 kt +6.6%
2022 24.03 kt +1.8%
2023 24.25 kt +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.95 kt 9.73 kt 14.06 kt 10
2000s 16.87 kt 14.54 kt 18.84 kt 10
2010s 21.52 kt 19.5 kt 22.45 kt 10
2020s 23.52 kt 22.16 kt 24.25 kt 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 16 Mexico 6.17 kt compare
  2. 16 Timor-Leste 0.0317 kt compare
  3. 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.53 kt compare
  4. 18 Nigeria 5.31 kt compare
  5. 19 France 5.17 kt compare
  6. 20 Romania 4.84 kt compare
  7. 21 Italy 4.31 kt compare
  8. 22 Spain 3.94 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions in South America?
Pre- and post-production — emissions in South America was 24.25 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 24.25 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 9.73 kt in 1990.
How does South America rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
South America ranks 19th 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 15.1%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,962 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