Environment in South America

927 indicators covering environment for South America.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Watermelons β€” Yield 19,126 kg/ha 2024 up 0.7% 21st
Pesticides (total) β€” Use per capita 2.45 kg/cap 2024 up 16.1% 3rd
Watermelons β€” Gross Production Value 657,338 1000 Int$ 2024 down 10.4% 17th
Pesticides (total) β€” Use per area of cropland 8.48 kg/ha 2024 up 27.9% 2nd
Pesticides (total) β€” Import quantity 1.33 million t 2024 up 100.7% 3rd
Pesticides (total) β€” Export quantity 218,734 t 2024 down 15.5% 9th
Pesticides (total) β€” Agricultural Use 1.23 million t 2024 up 40.1% 1st
Insecticides β€” Agricultural Use 176,438 t 2024 up 18.2% 3rd
Fungicides and Bactericides β€” Agricultural Use 232,023 t 2024 up 72.1% 2nd
Herbicides β€” Agricultural Use 792,866 t 2024 up 37.1% 1st
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β€” Production 2.15 million t 2024 down 5.5% 9th
Rodenticides β€” Agricultural Use 49 t 2024 down 81.6% 17th
Plant Growth Regulators β€” Agricultural Use 6,845 t 2024 up 96.3% 5th
Forest land β€” Share in Land area 48.79 % 2024 down 4.6% 17th
Other Pesticides nes β€” Agricultural Use 22,016 t 2024 up 81.4% 2nd
Other land β€” Area 394,206 1000 ha 2024 up 26.1% 9th
Chemical wood pulp β€” Export quantity 27.58 million t 2024 up 58.7% 1st
Chemical wood pulp β€” Export value 15.41 million 1000 USD 2024 up 80.0% 1st
Pesticides (total) β€” Use per value of agricultural production 2.78 g/Int$ 2024 up 17.3% 5th
Solid biofuels β€” Energy production 4.71 million TJ 2024 up 22.8% 7th
Fuelwood β€” Energy production 1.73 million TJ 2024 up 4.8% 9th
Veneer sheets β€” Production 983,748 m3 2024 down 0.4% 9th
Asses β€” Stocks 2.66 million An 2023 down 10.0% 18th
Asses β€” Amount excreted in manure 58.01 million kg 2023 down 10.0% 18th
Asses β€” Manure left on pasture 57.43 million kg 2023 down 10.0% 18th
Asses β€” Manure left on pasture that volatilises 11.49 million kg 2023 down 10.0% 18th
Asses β€” Manure left on pasture that leaches 17.23 million kg 2023 down 10.0% 18th
Asses β€” Manure management 580,104 kg 2023 down 10.0% 19th
Asses β€” Losses from manure treated 0 kg 2023 β€” 1st
Asses β€” Manure applied to soils 580,104 kg 2023 down 10.0% 19th
Asses β€” Manure applied to soils that volatilises 116,021 kg 2023 down 10.0% 19th
Asses β€” Manure applied to soils that leaches 174,031 kg 2023 down 10.0% 19th
Recovered paper β€” Export value 23,888 1000 USD 2024 up 5.6% 16th
Recovered paper β€” Export quantity 110,936 t 2024 up 4.7% 16th
Total Bioenergy β€” Energy production 5.99 million TJ 2024 up 28.1% 8th
Pulp from fibres other than wood β€” Import quantity 20,328 t 2024 up 39.1% 7th
Pulp from fibres other than wood β€” Import value 33,225 1000 USD 2024 up 48.0% 7th
Solid biofuels β€” Energy consumption 2.75 million TJ 2024 up 9.7% 8th
Fuelwood β€” Energy consumption 1.16 million TJ 2024 up 2.4% 11th
Total Bioenergy β€” Energy consumption 3.94 million TJ 2024 up 21.7% 8th
Asses β€” Livestock units per agricultural land area 0 LSU/ha 2023 β€” 17th
Asses β€” Share in total livestock 0.39 %LSU 2023 down 20.4% 23rd
Asses β€” Stocks 1.33 million LSU 2023 down 10.0% 12th
Household and sanitary papers β€” Import quantity 180,251 t 2024 up 117.4% 9th
Household and sanitary papers β€” Import value 230,382 1000 USD 2024 up 63.2% 9th
Wood fuel β€” Import quantity 72 m3 2024 down 70.0% 29th
Wood fuel β€” Import value 113 1000 USD 2024 up 276.7% 23rd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached β€” Export quantity 27.26 million t 2024 up 60.9% 1st
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached β€” Export value 15.20 million 1000 USD 2024 up 84.0% 1st
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β€” Production 696,470 t 2024 down 4.6% 6th
Charcoal β€” Energy production 218,467 TJ 2024 down 4.1% 8th
Wood residues β€” Import quantity 14,409 m3 2024 down 57.4% 9th
Wood residues β€” Import value 458 1000 USD 2024 down 82.9% 11th
Watermelons β€” Gross Production Index Number 97.46 2024 down 10.4% 23rd
Watermelons β€” Gross per capita Production Index Number 91.59 2024 down 16.5% 25th
Other fibreboard β€” Export quantity 7,955 m3 2024 up 4,810.5% 11th
Other fibreboard β€” Export value 8,989 1000 USD 2024 up 5,973.6% 10th
Charcoal β€” Energy consumption 210,451 TJ 2024 down 4.7% 8th
Wood residues β€” Export quantity 10,798 m3 2024 down 68.1% 12th
Wood residues β€” Export value 547 1000 USD 2024 down 62.2% 15th