Statizoid

Environment in South America

929 indicators covering environment for South America.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 5,551 1000 ha 2019 — 8th
Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 121,287 1000 ha 2019 — 7th
Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 186,716 1000 ha 2019 — 2nd
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 34,405 1000 ha 2019 — 3rd
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS 102,541 1000 ha 2019 — 8th
Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 20,357 1000 ha 2019 — 6th
Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 5,315 1000 ha 2019 — 3rd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export quantity 1 t 2016 down 99.9% 14th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export value 1 1000 USD 2016 down 99.6% 16th
Biogases — Energy consumption 1,292 TJ 2024 up 1,456.6% 11th
Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption 1,292 TJ 2024 up 1,456.6% 11th
Biogasoline — Energy consumption 831,752 TJ 2024 up 47.7% 1st
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 0 t 2016 — 17th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2016 — 17th
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Biological fixation — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st
Biological fixation — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Biological fixation — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st
Biological fixation — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Leaching — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st
Leaching — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Leaching — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st
Leaching — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Volatilisation — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st
Volatilisation — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Volatilisation — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st
Volatilisation — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export quantity 5,493 m3 2024 down 13.5% 12th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export value 370 1000 USD 2024 down 11.9% 18th
Above-ground biomass in forest 183.34 t per ha 2025 up 1.3% 9th
Forest area 848,636 ha th 2025 down 4.6% 4th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area 48.6% 2025 down 4.6% 18th
Freshwater Fish — Stock Variation 0 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% 1st
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 15.0% 2025 up 3.9% 31st
Wood fuel, coniferous — Import quantity 19 m3 2024 — 22nd
Wood fuel, coniferous — Import value 15 1000 USD 2024 — 20th
Biogasoline — Energy production 882,023 TJ 2024 up 43.5% 1st
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Production 0 t 2016 — 7th
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Production 1.51 million t 2024 up 422.7% 8th
Biodiesel — Energy consumption 357,361 TJ 2024 up 113.4% 4th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Production 0 t 2016 down 100.0% 7th
Black liquor — Energy production 705,564 TJ 2024 up 525.7% 1st
Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Export quantity 8,752 t 2024 up 4,254.2% 7th
Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Export value 5,189 1000 USD 2024 up 6,077.4% 7th
Black liquor — Energy consumption 502,687 TJ 2024 up 374.3% 2nd
Wood pellets — Production 1.29 million t 2024 up 1,394.3% 8th
Biodiesel — Energy production 373,288 TJ 2024 up 66.4% 4th
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 1 t 2016 — 18th
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 1 1000 USD 2016 — 18th
Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Production 221,000 t 2024 up 8.9% 7th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Export quantity 412 m3 2024 — 15th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Export value 133 1000 USD 2024 — 16th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Export quantity 2 t 2024 down 98.7% 14th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Export value 9 1000 USD 2024 down 90.5% 14th
Freshwater Fish — Feed 36 1000 t 2023 — 7th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Export quantity 1 t 2016 — 12th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Export value 3 1000 USD 2016 — 12th