Americas vs China: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues

Americas
73.44 million t
in 2050
China
34.27 million t
in 2050
Americas rank
3rd
China rank
2nd

Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues over time

  • Americas
  • China
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How they compare

Americas currently reports 73.44 million t against 34.27 million t in China, a difference of 39.17 million t.

That makes Americas's figure about 2.1 times China's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 3rd and China ranks 2nd of 33 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China Difference Ahead
1960s 46.53 million t 15.50 million t 31.02 million t Americas
1970s 52.81 million t 18.10 million t 34.71 million t Americas
1980s 54.49 million t 19.33 million t 35.16 million t Americas
1990s 56.42 million t 22.87 million t 33.55 million t Americas
2000s 59.23 million t 26.71 million t 32.53 million t Americas
2010s 68.47 million t 38.97 million t 29.50 million t Americas
2020s 76.01 million t 43.00 million t 33.01 million t Americas
2030s 69.86 million t 33.26 million t 36.60 million t Americas
2050s 73.44 million t 34.27 million t 39.17 million t Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maize (corn) — burning crop residues, Americas or China?
Americas, at 73.44 million t against 34.27 million t in China as of 2050.
What is the difference in maize (corn) — burning crop residues between Americas and China?
39.17 million t, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Americas and China rank globally for maize (corn) — burning crop residues?
Americas ranks 3rd and China ranks 2nd of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
220 places, 12,342 data points, 1961–2050
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).