Climate Change in South America 91 indicators covering climate change for South America. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 93,322 million t 2025 down 3.3% 4th Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 848,587 1000 ha 2025 down 4.6% 7th Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -372,558 kt 2025 up 45.6% 26th Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 4,477 1000 ha 2025 up 16.7% 4th Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 1.65 million kt 2025 up 20.9% 4th Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 853,064 1000 ha 2025 down 4.5% 7th Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) 1.28 million kt 2025 up 87.7% 1st Cropland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 163,820 ha 2024 up 6.9% 24th Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1.58 kt 2024 up 6.9% 25th Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 7,349 kt 2024 up 8.3% 24th Grassland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 511,546 ha 2024 up 1.0% 20th Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 6.57 kt 2024 up 0.9% 15th Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 11,651 kt 2024 up 1.1% 21st Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 675,366 ha 2024 up 2.4% 22nd Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 8.15 kt 2024 up 2.0% 21st Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 19,000 kt 2024 up 3.8% 24th Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 643.25 million t 2024 up 714.4% 8th Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 11.91 million ha 2024 up 711.5% 8th Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,479 kt 2024 up 714.4% 8th Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 135.08 kt 2024 up 714.5% 8th Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 15.59 million t 2024 up 164.8% 18th Other forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 309,411 ha 2024 up 164.8% 19th Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 35.87 kt 2024 up 164.8% 18th Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 3.27 kt 2024 up 164.8% 18th Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 196.67 million t 2024 up 39.2% 13th Savanna fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 31.57 million ha 2024 up 39.4% 13th Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 452.34 kt 2024 up 39.2% 13th Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 41.3 kt 2024 up 39.2% 13th Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — FAO 61.54 million t 2024 up 41.6% 14th Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 11.92 million ha 2024 up 39.5% 14th Grassland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 141.55 kt 2024 up 41.6% 14th Grassland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 12.92 kt 2024 up 41.6% 14th Savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — FAO 117.93 million t 2024 up 33.5% 11th Savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 16.89 million ha 2024 up 33.3% 11th Savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 271.23 kt 2024 up 33.5% 11th Savanna — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 24.76 kt 2024 up 33.5% 11th Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 16.04 million t 2024 up 105.1% 12th Woody savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 2.69 million ha 2024 up 104.0% 14th Woody savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 36.88 kt 2024 up 105.1% 12th Woody savanna — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 3.37 kt 2024 up 105.1% 12th Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 133.96 million t 2024 up 39.3% 11th Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 19.58 million ha 2024 up 40.0% 11th Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) 627.65 million t 2024 up 758.7% 8th Humid tropical forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 11.60 million ha 2024 up 758.7% 8th Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,444 kt 2024 up 758.7% 8th Humid tropical forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 131.81 kt 2024 up 758.7% 8th Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 280,325 t 2024 up 46.8% 17th Closed shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 10,499 ha 2024 up 46.8% 17th Closed shrubland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.6447 kt 2024 up 46.8% 17th Closed shrubland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0589 kt 2024 up 46.9% 17th Open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 882,514 t 2024 down 40.4% 19th Open shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 61,714 ha 2024 down 40.4% 19th Open shrubland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 2.03 kt 2024 down 40.4% 19th Open shrubland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.1853 kt 2024 down 40.4% 19th Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) 0 t 2024 — 7th Fires in organic soils — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 — 7th Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 7th Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 7th Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 1.16 million t 2024 down 30.5% 22nd Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 72,213 ha 2024 down 34.8% 22nd Page 1 of 2 Next →