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South America

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continent: Americas
number of countries: 12
land area: 17,366,742 km²
population: 440,283,760 people

Classified as: place

Summary

South America is a region. It is located in Americas. It comprises 12 countries for a land area of 17,366,742 km² and a population of 440,283,760 people.

Environment

South America is one of the regions in Americas and 22 regions in our database.

Agricultural land: 5,332,456.59 km²
Alternative and nuclear energy: 9.19 % of total energy use
Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 1,084.30 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Access to electricity: 99.01 % of population
Electricity production from coal sources: 5.14 % of total
Electricity production from natural gas sources: 21.91 % of total
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 54.31 % of total
Electricity production from nuclear sources: 0.62 % of total
Electricity production from oil sources: 11.97 % of total
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 5.98 % of total
Net energy imports: -64.24 % of energy use
Fertility rate: 24.29 births per woman
Forest area: 8,339,816 km²
Fossil fuel energy consumption: 66.11 % of total
Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 2,555.80 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Median age: 311.00
Methane emissions: 1,145.64 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Nitrous oxide emissions: 265.74 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Female population: 223,178,935 people
Male population: 217,104,825 people
Renewable energy consumption: 29.07 % of total final energy consumption
Rural land area: 17,389,681.72 km²
Rural population: 65,514,753 people
Urban land area: 82,514.33 km²
Urban population: 374,769,007 people
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 122.45 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in South America by population

Cities in South America

Countries in South America

Global density of countries in South America

Relationship between population and agricultural land in South America

Evolution of historical agricultural land in South America

Relationship between agricultural land and methane emissions in South America

Relationship between agricultural land and nitrous oxide emissions in South America

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in South America

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in South America

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and GDP in South America

Relationship between carbon dioxide and methane emissions in South America

Relationship between carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in South America

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and urban land area in South America

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and urban population in South America

Evolution of historical access to electricity in South America

Relationship between access to electricity and fertility rate in South America

Relationship between access to electricity and life expectancy at birth in South America

Relationship between access to electricity and renewable energy consumption in South America

Relationship between access to electricity and self-employed workers in South America

Relationship between access to electricity and vulnerable employment in South America

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in South America

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in South America

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in South America

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in South America

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in South America

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in South America

Evolution of historical net energy imports in South America

Evolution of historical fertility rate in South America

Relationship between fertility rate and life expectancy at birth in South America

Relationship between fertility rate and median age in South America

Evolution of historical forest area in South America

Relationship between forest area and rural land area in South America

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in South America

Relationship between fossil fuel and renewable energy consumption in South America

Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in South America

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and methane emissions in South America

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and nitrous oxide emissions in South America

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban land area in South America

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban population in South America

Evolution of historical land area in South America

Evolution of historical median age in South America

Evolution of historical methane emissions in South America

Relationship between methane and nitrous oxide emissions in South America

Relationship between methane emissions and population in South America

Relationship between methane emissions and rural population in South America

Relationship between methane emissions and urban land area in South America

Relationship between methane emissions and urban population in South America

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in South America

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and population in South America

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and urban land area in South America

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and urban population in South America

Evolution of historical population in South America

Relationship between population and urban land area in South America

Evolution of historical female population in South America

Evolution of historical male population in South America

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in South America

Evolution of historical rural land area in South America

Evolution of historical rural population in South America

Relationship between rural population and urban land area in South America

Evolution of historical urban land area in South America

Relationship between urban land area and urban population in South America

Evolution of historical urban population in South America

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in South America

Relationship between population and date in South America

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in South America

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Health

Birth rate: 191.88 per 1,000 people
Death rate: 96.57 per 1,000 people
Health expenditure per capita: 7,952.38 current US$
Health expenditure: 7.69 % of GDP
Incidence of hiv: 2.80 per 1,000 uninfected population
Hospital beds: 23.67 per 1,000 people
Life expectancy at birth: 874.00
Suicide mortality rate: 139.80 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical birth rate in South America

Relationship between birth rate and access to electricity in South America

Relationship between birth rate and fertility rate in South America

Relationship between birth rate and life expectancy at birth in South America

Relationship between birth rate and median age in South America

Relationship between birth rate and proportion of self-employed workers in South America

Relationship between birth rate and vulnerable employment in South America

Evolution of historical death rate in South America

Relationship between death rate and life expectancy at birth in South America

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in South America

Evolution of historical health expenditure in South America

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in South America

Evolution of historical hospital beds in South America

Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in South America

Relationship between life expectancy and the proportion of self-employed workers in South America

Relationship between life expectancy and vulnerable employment in South America

Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in South America

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Politics

Armed forces personnel: 2,077,000 people
Democracy score: 78.92
Internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence: 5,168,031 people
Individuals using the internet: 79.30 % of population
Military expenditure: 1.37 % of GDP
Net migration: -20,298 people
Press freedom: 33.85
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 32.50 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in South America

Relationship between armed forces personnel and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in South America

Relationship between armed forces personnel and methane emissions in South America

Relationship between armed forces personnel and nitrous oxide emissions in South America

Relationship between armed forces personnel and population in South America

Relationship between armed forces personnel and rural population in South America

Relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel in South America

Relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel in South America

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in South America

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in South America

Evolution of historical military expenditure in South America

Evolution of historical net migration in South America

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in South America

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Business

Central government debt: 54.62 % of GDP
Expense: 23.12 % of GDP
Gdp: 4,568,753,615,420.04 current US$
Self-employed workers: 39.44 % of total employment
Tax revenue: 14.94 % of GDP
Unemployment: 6.98 % of total labor force
Vulnerable employment: 35.98 % of total employment

Relationship between expense and health expenditure in South America

Evolution of historical central government debt in South America

Evolution of historical expense in South America

Evolution of historical GDP in South America

Relationship between GDP and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in South America