Environment in South America 1,055 indicators covering environment for South America. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change 2025 down 149.7% 47th Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change 2025 down 77.0% 40th Temperature change 1.23 °C 2025 down 12.5% 30th Standard Deviation 0.218 °C 2025 unchanged 27th Wood charcoal — Production 8.60 million t 2024 down 5.8% 11th Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 3.98 % 2024 up 99.8% 8th Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -0.9414 % 2024 up 22.3% 22nd Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 5.36 % 2024 up 12.1% 15th Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 6.06 % 2024 up 18.5% 14th Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 210,729 million USD 2024 up 16.0% 14th Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 263,798 million USD 2024 up 15.3% 14th Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 5.28 million 1000 USD 2024 down 16.7% 19th Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 25.17 million 1000 USD 2024 up 58.8% 10th Roundwood — Production 477.72 million m3 2024 up 19.8% 11th Roundwood — Import quantity 62,493 m3 2024 down 45.9% 26th Roundwood — Import value 18,446 1000 USD 2024 down 34.7% 27th Roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 2024 up 329.1% 12th Roundwood — Export value 589,290 1000 USD 2024 up 160.0% 13th Roundwood, coniferous — Production 98.40 million m3 2024 up 7.0% 11th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 379.32 million m3 2024 up 23.6% 9th Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 8.96 million m3 2024 down 11.7% 20th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 178.75 million m3 2024 up 3.3% 12th Industrial roundwood — Production 290.00 million m3 2024 up 34.5% 8th Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 62,421 m3 2024 down 45.9% 26th Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,333 1000 USD 2024 down 35.0% 26th Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 2024 up 329.0% 12th Industrial roundwood — Export value 588,787 1000 USD 2024 up 160.0% 13th Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 89.44 million m3 2024 up 9.3% 9th Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 200.57 million m3 2024 up 49.9% 4th Wood fuel — Production 187.71 million m3 2024 up 2.5% 12th Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 104.85 million m3 2024 up 12.1% 10th Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 56.53 million m3 2024 up 11.1% 10th Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 48.32 million m3 2024 up 13.2% 8th Other industrial roundwood — Production 13.72 million m3 2024 up 3.8% 12th Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 10.75 million m3 2024 up 7.6% 12th Other paper and paperboard — Production 13.95 million t 2024 up 23.2% 15th Paper and paperboard — Production 16.73 million t 2024 up 10.4% 15th Recovered paper — Production 6.53 million t 2024 down 9.7% 15th Total fibre furnish — Production 42.90 million t 2024 up 33.1% 9th Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 13.38 % 2024 up 1.4% 19th Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 19,424 1000 ha 2024 up 11.1% 16th Inland waters — Area 32,070 1000 ha 2024 down 5.5% 15th Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 20.18 % 2024 down 13.7% 20th Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 70.86 % 2024 down 6.2% 16th Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 352,874 1000 ha 2024 down 13.6% 12th Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.59 % 2024 up 17.7% 14th Permanent crops — Area 17,897 1000 ha 2024 up 8.4% 14th Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.55 % 2024 up 19.1% 16th Arable land — Area 127,229 1000 ha 2024 up 9.7% 16th Cropland — Area per capita 0.33 ha/cap 2024 unchanged 8th Cropland — Share in Land area 8.3 % 2024 up 9.4% 27th Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 29.14 % 2024 up 18.9% 17th Cropland — Area 145,125 1000 ha 2024 up 9.5% 16th Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 885.12 USD_PPP/ha 2024 up 29.3% 14th Agricultural land — Share in Land area 28.49 % 2024 down 8.0% 25th Agricultural land — Area 498,002 1000 ha 2024 down 7.9% 12th Agriculture — Area 501,085 1000 ha 2024 down 7.4% 12th Land area — Area 1.75 million 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% 13th Country area — Area 1.78 million 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% 13th Page 1 of 18 Next →