12 countries in South America, 2024. Unit: billion tonnes CO₂. World ranking →
Across 12 countries in South America, the highest value is in Brazil (18.2 Gt) and the lowest in Guyana (0.1 Gt).
The median country is at 1.8 Gt: half are above, half below.
| In chart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 18.2 | |
| 2 | Argentina | 9.2 | |
| 3 | Venezuela | 7.9 | |
| 4 | Colombia | 3.8 | |
| 5 | Chile | 3.3 | |
| 6 | Peru | 2.2 | |
| 7 | Ecuador | 1.4 | |
| 8 | Bolivia | 0.6 | |
| 9 | Uruguay | 0.5 | |
| 10 | Paraguay | 0.2 | |
| 11 | Suriname | 0.1 | |
| 12 | Guyana | 0.1 |
Tick a country in the table to add it to the chart above, up to six at a time. The ranking uses the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value; countries without a value that year are not listed.
