Greenhouse gases excluding land use — all countries

Greenhouse gases excluding land use — South America

Greenhouse gases excluding land use in South America in 2024 — 1,451.42 Mt. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 19,747.1%.

2024 1,451.42 Mt +0.12% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 1,558.9 Mt2014
Period minimum 7.31 Mt1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Greenhouse gases excluding land use — South America, 1850–202405001,0001,5002,000185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 7.31 Mt1853: 7.67 Mt1856: 8.47 Mt1859: 8.97 Mt1862: 9.39 Mt1865: 10.2 Mt1868: 11.44 Mt1871: 11.69 Mt1874: 13.6 Mt1877: 13.31 Mt1880: 14.23 Mt1883: 15.47 Mt1886: 16.54 Mt1889: 20.18 Mt1892: 20.06 Mt1895: 22.71 Mt1898: 24.12 Mt1901: 25.74 Mt1904: 28.31 Mt1907: 36.44 Mt1910: 41.23 Mt1913: 48.75 Mt1916: 48.08 Mt1919: 57.74 Mt1922: 72.62 Mt1925: 93.76 Mt1928: 110.72 Mt1931: 115.87 Mt1934: 150.93 Mt1937: 178.24 Mt1940: 175.27 Mt1943: 192.97 Mt1946: 215.46 Mt1949: 232.97 Mt1952: 314.64 Mt1955: 386.23 Mt1958: 338.18 Mt1961: 379.43 Mt1964: 400.74 Mt1967: 429.5 Mt1970: 490.59 Mt1973: 566.89 Mt1976: 595.95 Mt1979: 683.93 Mt1982: 694.12 Mt1985: 720.7 Mt1988: 815.07 Mt1991: 844.15 Mt1994: 915.76 Mt1997: 1,053.1 Mt2000: 1,114.83 Mt2003: 1,125.21 Mt2006: 1,227.09 Mt2009: 1,271.41 Mt2012: 1,469.35 Mt2015: 1,527.9 Mt2018: 1,419.28 Mt2021: 1,439.64 Mt2024: 1,451.42 Mt
Change over the period: +1,444.11 (+19,747.12%) Average annual rate: 3.09 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South America

South America 1,451.42 Mt
World computed 43,694.41 Mt
Greenhouse gases excluding land use — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 1,451.42 +1.7 +0.12%
2023 1,449.72 +11.47 +0.8%
2022 1,438.25 −1.39 −0.1%
2021 1,439.64 +127.29 +9.7%
2020 1,312.34 −119.23 −8.33%
2019 1,431.57 +12.29 +0.87%
2018 1,419.28 −45.04 −3.08%
2017 1,464.32 −17.14 −1.16%
2016 1,481.46 −46.44 −3.04%
2015 1,527.9 −31 −1.99%
2014 1,558.9 +19.71 +1.28%
2013 1,539.19 +69.83 +4.75%
2012 1,469.35 +59.08 +4.19%
2011 1,410.28 +17.29 +1.24%
2010 1,392.99 +121.58 +9.56%
2009 1,271.41 −37.31 −2.85%
2008 1,308.72 +44.13 +3.49%
2007 1,264.59 +37.5 +3.06%
2006 1,227.09 +30.9 +2.58%
2005 1,196.19 +21.82 +1.86%
2004 1,174.38 +49.17 +4.37%
2003 1,125.21 +8.87 +0.79%
2002 1,116.34 +25.07 +2.3%
2001 1,091.26 −23.57 −2.11%
2000 1,114.83 +3.15 +0.28%
1999 1,111.68 +24.88 +2.29%
1998 1,086.8 +33.69 +3.2%
1997 1,053.1 +58.95 +5.93%
1996 994.15 +36.77 +3.84%
1995 957.39 +41.62 +4.54%
1994 915.76 +9.44 +1.04%
1993 906.32 +43.6 +5.05%
1992 862.72 +18.57 +2.2%
1991 844.15 +12.24 +1.47%
1990 831.91 +16.77 +2.06%
1989 815.14 +0.07 +0.01%
1988 815.07 +31.04 +3.96%
1987 784.03 +31.2 +4.14%
1986 752.83 +32.13 +4.46%
1985 720.7 +12.2 +1.72%
1984 708.49 +15.28 +2.2%
1983 693.21 −0.91 −0.13%
1982 694.12 +7.95 +1.16%
1981 686.17 −18.73 −2.66%
1980 704.89 +20.96 +3.06%
1979 683.93 +40.2 +6.25%
1978 643.73 +32.28 +5.28%
1977 611.46 +15.51 +2.6%
1976 595.95 +8.57 +1.46%
1975 587.38 −6.67 −1.12%
1974 594.05 +27.16 +4.79%
1973 566.89 +37.78 +7.14%
1972 529.11 +23.63 +4.67%
1971 505.48 +14.89 +3.04%
1970 490.59 +26.68 +5.75%
1969 463.9 +19.16 +4.31%
1968 444.75 +15.25 +3.55%
1967 429.5 +15.41 +3.72%
1966 414.09 +1.77 +0.43%
1965 412.32 +11.58 +2.89%
1964 400.74 +3.42 +0.86%
1963 397.32 +18.45 +4.87%
1962 378.87 −0.56 −0.15%
1961 379.43 −13.85 −3.52%
1960 393.29 −23.16 −5.56%
1959 416.44 +78.26 +23.14%
1958 338.18 −74.18 −17.99%
1957 412.36 +11.83 +2.95%
1956 400.53 +14.31 +3.7%
1955 386.23 +59.48 +18.2%
1954 326.75 +14.51 +4.65%
1953 312.24 −2.4 −0.76%
1952 314.64 +14.41 +4.8%
1951 300.23 +22.61 +8.15%
1950 277.61 +44.64 +19.16%
1949 232.97 −0.63 −0.27%
1948 233.61 +6.99 +3.08%
1947 226.62 +11.16 +5.18%
1946 215.46 +5.76 +2.75%
1945 209.7 +2.09 +1.01%
1944 207.61 +14.64 +7.59%
1943 192.97 +3.2 +1.69%
1942 189.76 −0.55 −0.29%
1941 190.31 +15.05 +8.59%
1940 175.27 +7.07 +4.2%
1939 168.2 −13.12 −7.24%
1938 181.32 +3.08 +1.73%
1937 178.24 +14.85 +9.09%
1936 163.39 +3.76 +2.35%
1935 159.63 +8.7 +5.77%
1934 150.93 +8.78 +6.18%
1933 142.15 +8.68 +6.5%
1932 133.47 +17.61 +15.2%
1931 115.87 +0.31 +0.26%
1930 115.56 −2.51 −2.12%
1929 118.07 +7.35 +6.63%
1928 110.72 +5.54 +5.27%
1927 105.18 +6.33 +6.4%
1926 98.85 +5.09 +5.42%
1925 93.76 +5.7 +6.48%
1924 88.06 +9.22 +11.7%
1923 78.84 +6.21 +8.56%
1922 72.62 +5.95 +8.92%
1921 66.68 +3.13 +4.92%
1920 63.55 +5.81 +10.06%
1919 57.74 +5.54 +10.61%
1918 52.2 +2.09 +4.17%
1917 50.11 +2.03 +4.21%
1916 48.08 +2.66 +5.85%
1915 45.43 −2.26 −4.73%
1914 47.68 −1.07 −2.19%
1913 48.75 +1.91 +4.08%
1912 46.84 +1.57 +3.46%
1911 45.27 +4.04 +9.8%
1910 41.23 +2.91 +7.59%
1909 38.32 +0.25 +0.66%
1908 38.07 +1.63 +4.48%
1907 36.44 +2.58 +7.62%
1906 33.86 +3.28 +10.73%
1905 30.58 +2.27 +8.03%
1904 28.31 +0.79 +2.87%
1903 27.52 +0.64 +2.4%
1902 26.87 +1.13 +4.39%
1901 25.74 +1.33 +5.43%
1900 24.42 −0.38 −1.54%
1899 24.8 +0.68 +2.8%
1898 24.12 +0.9 +3.89%
1897 23.22 −0.39 −1.66%
1896 23.61 +0.91 +3.99%
1895 22.71 +0.52 +2.35%
1894 22.19 +1.91 +9.41%
1893 20.28 +0.22 +1.09%
1892 20.06 +0.38 +1.92%
1891 19.68 +0.48 +2.48%
1890 19.21 −0.97 −4.81%
1889 20.18 +1.37 +7.27%
1888 18.81 +1.34 +7.65%
1887 17.47 +0.94 +5.66%
1886 16.54 −0.09 −0.57%
1885 16.63 +0.4 +2.47%
1884 16.23 +0.76 +4.93%
1883 15.47 +0.45 +2.98%
1882 15.02 +0.29 +1.93%
1881 14.73 +0.51 +3.55%
1880 14.23 +0.57 +4.2%
1879 13.66 +0.25 +1.88%
1878 13.4 +0.09 +0.68%
1877 13.31 −0.06 −0.41%
1876 13.37 +0.12 +0.91%
1875 13.25 −0.35 −2.57%
1874 13.6 +0.58 +4.46%
1873 13.02 +0.44 +3.49%
1872 12.58 +0.88 +7.54%
1871 11.69 +0.25 +2.18%
1870 11.45 +0.15 +1.28%
1869 11.3 −0.14 −1.24%
1868 11.44 +0.42 +3.83%
1867 11.02 +0.22 +2%
1866 10.8 +0.6 +5.9%
1865 10.2 +0.3 +3.04%
1864 9.9 +0.32 +3.32%
1863 9.58 +0.19 +2.02%
1862 9.39 +0.02 +0.26%
1861 9.37 +0.02 +0.16%
1860 9.35 +0.38 +4.23%
1859 8.97 −0.1 −1.12%
1858 9.08 +0.19 +2.09%
1857 8.89 +0.42 +5.01%
1856 8.47 +0.53 +6.75%
1855 7.93 +0.26 +3.42%
1854 7.67 +0 +0.05%
1853 7.67 +0.05 +0.66%
1852 7.62 +0.19 +2.49%
1851 7.43 +0.12 +1.6%
1850 7.31

About the indicator

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding land use, land-use change and forestry. The split is essential for comparing countries: in Brazil and Indonesia the contribution of deforestation is comparable to the whole of the rest of the economy, while for most developed countries land use comes out negative — forests are growing and absorb more than they release. The same list of countries therefore looks different under the two versions of the indicator.

Important: The difference from total greenhouse gases is exactly the contribution of land use — and it can be negative if a country's forests absorb more than they lose.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.