South America

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Key facts

  • 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.

Business see more

  • 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

Countries health expenditure per expense in South America

Evolution of historical central government debt in South America

Evolution of historical average expense in South America

Evolution of historical GDP in South America

Countries historical greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) per GDP in South America

Evolution of median inflation in South America

Evolution of historical self employed in South America

Countries historical vulnerable employment per self-employed workers in South America

Evolution of historical tax revenue in South America

Evolution of historical unemployment rate in South America

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in South America

Politics see more

  • Armed forces personnel: 2,077,000 people
  • Democracy score: 6.58
  • Military expenditure: 1.37 % of GDP
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 32.50 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in South America

Countries historical methane emissions per armed forces personnel in South America

Countries historical nitrous oxide emissions per armed forces personnel in South America

Countries historical population per armed forces personnel in South America

Countries historical rural population per armed forces personnel in South America

Countries historical greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) per armed forces personnel in South America

Countries historical urban land area per armed forces personnel in South America

Countries historical urban population per armed forces personnel in South America

Evolution of historical military expenditure in South America

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

Environment see more

South America is one of:
  • 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
  • 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: 2.02 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: 25.92
  • 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 : 10.20 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in South America by population

Geographical distribution of records in South America

Countries agricultural land per population in South America

Evolution of historical agricultural land in South America

Countries historical methane emissions per agricultural land in South America

Countries historical nitrous oxide emissions per agricultural land in South America

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in South America

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

Countries historical GDP per carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in South America

Countries historical methane emissions per carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in South America

Countries historical nitrous oxide emissions per carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in South America

Countries historical urban land area per carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in South America

Countries historical urban population per carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in South America

Evolution of historical access to electricity in South America

Countries historical birth rate per access to electricity in South America

Countries historical fertility rate per access to electricity in South America

Countries historical life expectancy at birth per access to electricity in South America

Countries historical renewable energy consumption per access to electricity in South America

Countries historical self-employed workers per access to electricity in South America

Countries historical vulnerable employment per access to electricity 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

Countries historical life expectancy at birth per fertility rate in South America

Countries historical median age per fertility rate in South America

Evolution of historical forest area in South America

Countries historical rural land area per forest area in South America

Evolution of historical fossil energy consumption in South America

Countries historical renewable energy consumption per fossil fuel energy consumption in South America

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

Countries historical urban land area per greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in South America

Countries historical urban population per greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in South America

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

Evolution of historical internet access in South America

Evolution of historical total land area in South America

Evolution of historical median age in South America

Evolution of historical methane emissions in South America

Countries historical nitrous oxide emissions per methane emissions in South America

Countries historical population per methane emissions in South America

Countries historical rural population per methane emissions in South America

Countries historical greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) per methane emissions in South America

Countries historical urban land area per methane emissions in South America

Countries historical urban population per methane emissions in South America

Evolution of historical net migration in South America

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in South America

Countries historical population per nitrous oxide emissions in South America

Countries historical greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) per nitrous oxide emissions in South America

Countries historical urban land area per nitrous oxide emissions in South America

Countries historical urban population per nitrous oxide emissions in South America

Evolution of historical population in South America

Countries historical urban land area per population 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 total rural land area in South America

Evolution of historical rural population in South America

Countries historical urban land area per rural population in South America

Evolution of historical total urban land in South America

Countries historical urban population per urban land area 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

Countries historical date per population in South America

Countries historical greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) per carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in South America

Cities in South America

Countries in South America

Health see more

  • Birth rate: 15.99 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 8.05 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 662.70 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 7.69 % of GDP
  • Incidence of hiv: 0.28 per 1,000 uninfected population
  • Hospital beds: 1.97 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 72.83
  • Suicide mortality rate: 11.65 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical birth rate in South America

Countries historical fertility rate per birth rate in South America

Countries historical life expectancy at birth per birth rate in South America

Countries historical self-employed workers per birth rate in South America

Countries historical vulnerable employment per birth rate in South America

Countries historical median age per birth rate in South America

Evolution of historical death rate in South America

Countries historical life expectancy at birth per death rate in South America

Evolution of average 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 average hospital beds in South America

Evolution of historical life expectancy in South America

Countries historical self-employed workers per life expectancy at birth in South America

Countries historical vulnerable employment per life expectancy at birth in South America

Evolution of historical average suicide rate in South America

In literature

There are 423 books written about South America in the database

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