Environment in South America 927 indicators covering environment for South America. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium 2.88 million t 2023 up 51.2% 4th Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area 21.12 kg/ha 2023 up 45.3% 6th Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 69.25 % 2023 down 1.8% 15th Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 72.02 % 2023 up 20.6% 28th Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 70.99 % 2023 down 5.7% 30th Plywood and LVL — Production 5.75 million m3 2024 up 32.4% 6th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 841,018 t 2024 down 11.9% 12th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 625,561 1000 USD 2024 down 10.3% 12th Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 8,818 t 2024 down 25.8% 14th Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 13,057 1000 USD 2024 down 5.1% 14th Fibreboard — Export quantity 1.10 million m3 2024 down 6.2% 9th Fibreboard — Export value 462,991 1000 USD 2024 up 19.2% 9th Recovered paper — Import quantity 389,970 t 2024 down 25.5% 14th Recovered paper — Import value 88,691 1000 USD 2024 down 34.5% 14th Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 56.53 million m3 2024 up 11.1% 3rd Primary Forest — Area 298,609 1000 ha 2025 down 3.4% 4th Forest land — Area 848,587 1000 ha 2025 down 4.6% 4th Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export quantity 19,755 t 2024 down 14.2% 10th Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export value 55,147 1000 USD 2024 down 6.2% 9th Sawnwood, coniferous — Export quantity 5.48 million m3 2024 up 15.2% 3rd Naturally regenerating forest — Area 831,256 1000 ha 2025 down 4.7% 4th Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 97.96 % 2025 down 0.1% 13th Sawnwood, coniferous — Export value 1.64 million 1000 USD 2024 up 28.4% 3rd Other fibreboard — Import quantity 6,157 m3 2024 down 77.6% 21st Other fibreboard — Import value 2,814 1000 USD 2024 down 77.7% 16th Total fibre furnish — Export value 15.44 million 1000 USD 2024 up 79.9% 2nd Total fibre furnish — Export quantity 27.70 million t 2024 up 58.4% 2nd Sawnwood, coniferous — Production 17.77 million m3 2024 down 3.6% 5th Planted Forest — Area 17,330 1000 ha 2025 up 0.9% 7th Planted Forest — Share in Forest land 2.04 % 2025 up 5.7% 33rd Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 612,086 t 2024 down 50.2% 9th Graphic papers — Export quantity 1.34 million t 2024 down 1.3% 7th Graphic papers — Export value 1.23 million 1000 USD 2024 down 5.6% 7th Wood pulp — Export quantity 29.16 million t 2024 up 63.9% 1st Wood pulp — Export value 16.66 million 1000 USD 2024 up 86.4% 1st Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Production 1.24 million t 2024 down 36.3% 15th Newsprint — Export quantity 34,726 t 2024 down 38.5% 8th Veneer sheets — Export quantity 178,773 m3 2024 up 91.1% 12th Veneer sheets — Export value 53,364 1000 USD 2024 down 27.0% 12th Pulp for paper — Export quantity 27.59 million t 2024 up 58.7% 1st Pulp for paper — Export value 15.42 million 1000 USD 2024 up 80.1% 1st Newsprint — Export value 19,058 1000 USD 2024 down 49.7% 8th Printing and writing papers — Export quantity 1.31 million t 2024 up 0.3% 7th Printing and writing papers — Export value 1.22 million 1000 USD 2024 down 4.3% 7th Wood charcoal — Export value 93,040 1000 USD 2024 up 44.8% 7th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Import quantity 27,797 t 2024 down 38.9% 13th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Import value 25,435 1000 USD 2024 down 24.7% 10th Mules and Asses — Stocks 4.66 million An 2023 down 9.2% 18th Mules and Asses — Amount excreted in manure 101.61 million kg 2023 down 9.2% 18th Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture 100.60 million kg 2023 down 9.2% 18th Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 20.12 million kg 2023 down 9.2% 18th Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture that leaches 30.18 million kg 2023 down 9.2% 18th Mules and Asses — Manure management 1.02 million kg 2023 down 9.2% 19th Mules and Asses — Losses from manure treated 0 kg 2023 — 1st Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils 1.02 million kg 2023 down 9.2% 19th Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 203,224 kg 2023 down 9.2% 19th Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils that leaches 304,836 kg 2023 down 9.2% 19th Wood charcoal — Export quantity 268,978 t 2024 up 24.5% 7th Wood charcoal — Import quantity 120,315 t 2024 up 44.0% 10th Wood charcoal — Import value 31,538 1000 USD 2024 up 50.3% 10th ← Previous Page 7 of 16 Next →