Total Energy — Energy use in agriculture in South America
South America: Total Energy — Energy use in agriculture was 688,249 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total Energy — Energy use in agriculture in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
South America recorded 688,249 TJ for total energy — energy use in agriculture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total energy — energy use in agriculture in South America peaked at 688,249 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 265,083 TJ, in 1991.
That places South America 12th out of 30 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.
Total Energy — Energy use in agriculture in South America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 268,758 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 265,083 TJ | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 295,265 TJ | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 339,058 TJ | +14.8% |
| 1994 | 363,654 TJ | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 385,444 TJ | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 433,552 TJ | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 445,591 TJ | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 407,674 TJ | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 422,218 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 422,297 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 456,692 TJ | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 457,659 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 474,397 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 506,248 TJ | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 568,896 TJ | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 497,726 TJ | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 503,563 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 589,910 TJ | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 588,067 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 579,689 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 578,862 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 601,909 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 588,083 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 591,934 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 605,838 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 558,960 TJ | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 641,078 TJ | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 650,536 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 662,483 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 654,769 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 672,389 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 687,587 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 688,249 TJ | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 362,630 TJ | 265,083 TJ | 445,591 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 506,546 TJ | 422,297 TJ | 589,910 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 605,937 TJ | 558,960 TJ | 662,483 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 675,748 TJ | 654,769 TJ | 688,249 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
More climate change data for South America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 224,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 781,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 846.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 27,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 123,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 96,422 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,326 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 363.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 975.93 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total energy — energy use in agriculture in South America?
- Total energy — energy use in agriculture in South America was 688,249 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total energy — energy use in agriculture recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 688,249 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total energy — energy use in agriculture recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 265,083 TJ in 1991.
- How does South America rank for total energy — energy use in agriculture?
- South America ranks 12th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total energy — energy use in agriculture rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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 Total Energy — Energy use in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.