Environment in South America 928 indicators covering environment for South America. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Buffalo — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 198,605 kg 2023 up 52.8% 19th Buffalo — Manure applied to soils that leaches 297,908 kg 2023 up 52.8% 19th Case materials — Production 7.71 million t 2024 up 36.6% 7th Freshwater Fish — Import quantity 326 1000 t 2023 up 16.0% 8th Freshwater Fish — Domestic supply quantity 1,468 1000 t 2023 up 27.4% 11th Freshwater Fish — Food 1,432 1000 t 2023 up 24.3% 10th Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity 3.31 kg/cap 2023 up 15.3% 18th Prefabricated buildings of wood (export/import) — Export value 2,472 1000 USD 2024 up 23.3% 12th Freshwater Fish — Food supply 6.74 kcal/cap/d 2023 up 16.4% 17th Freshwater Fish — Food supply 1.06 million million Kcal 2023 up 25.3% 11th Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 0.97 g/cap/d 2023 up 16.9% 16th Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 153,562 t 2023 up 25.6% 11th Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 0.32 g/cap/d 2023 up 18.5% 17th Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 50,130 t 2023 up 24.9% 11th Buffalo — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0 LSU/ha 2023 — 12th Buffalo — Share in total livestock 0 %LSU 2023 — 23rd Buffalo — Stocks 0 LSU 2023 — 25th Freshwater Fish — Production 2,171 1000 t 2023 up 27.3% 9th Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import quantity 2,297 m3 2016 up 7,820.7% 17th Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import value 372 1000 USD 2016 up 3,281.8% 19th Pulpwood, round and split (production) — Production 171.44 million m3 2024 up 57.5% 2nd Freshwater Fish — Export quantity 1,030 1000 t 2023 up 21.6% 6th Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 13,144 t 2024 up 390.6% 12th Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 2,111 1000 USD 2024 down 71.2% 15th Bagasse — Energy production 1.64 million TJ 2024 up 14.9% 2nd Wood residues — Production 28.20 million m3 2024 up 11.8% 4th Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Export quantity 1,064 t 2024 up 82.2% 15th Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Export value 658 1000 USD 2024 up 112.9% 12th Pulpwood, round and split, non-coniferous (production) — Production 141.50 million m3 2024 up 74.5% 1st Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 482 t 2024 down 54.1% 21st Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 1,051 1000 USD 2024 down 84.8% 14th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 5,566 t 2016 down 81.5% 13th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 2,691 1000 USD 2016 down 82.0% 12th Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export value 417 1000 USD 2016 up 6,850.0% 16th Wood chips, particles and residues — Production 53.42 million m3 2024 up 16.4% 4th Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export quantity 8,943 m3 2016 up 19,773.3% 13th Hardboard — Production 437,724 m3 2024 down 21.9% 5th Bagasse — Energy consumption 785,205 TJ 2024 up 9.4% 2nd 15.1.1 Forest area — Value 848,636 1000 ha 2025 down 4.6% 4th 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 48.59 % 2025 down 4.6% 18th 15.1.1 Land area — Value 1.75 million 1000 ha 2025 down 0.0% 8th 15.2.1 Above-ground biomass in forest — Value 183.34 t/ha 2025 up 1.3% 9th Roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 31,104 m3 2024 up 24.1% 21st Roundwood, coniferous — Import value 13,076 1000 USD 2024 up 30.1% 19th Roundwood, coniferous — Export quantity 1.49 million m3 2024 up 52.7% 7th Roundwood, coniferous — Export value 190,386 1000 USD 2024 up 65.0% 6th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 31,389 m3 2024 up 19.6% 20th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 5,370 1000 USD 2024 down 9.5% 20th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 2.79 million m3 2024 up 113.0% 8th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 398,904 1000 USD 2024 up 35.9% 9th 15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected 15.02 % 2025 up 3.9% 30th Wood pellets — Import quantity 12,662 t 2024 up 676.8% 10th Wood pellets — Import value 1,060 1000 USD 2024 up 153.0% 11th Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water 83.1% 2024 up 6.6% 9th Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by 48.8% 2024 up 16.0% 18th Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 98.1% 2024 up 2.2% 11th Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 92.0% 2024 up 7.1% 20th Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Production 2.28 million t 2024 down 18.4% 7th Cartonboard — Production 1.86 million t 2024 up 30.0% 7th Wrapping papers — Production 769,848 t 2024 down 18.8% 6th ← Previous Page 13 of 16 Next →