China vs India: Sugar cane — Burning crop residues

China
830,925 t
in 2050
India
3.47 million t
in 2050
China rank
3rd
India rank
2nd

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues over time

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  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 3.47 million t against 830,925 t in China, a difference of 2.64 million t.

That makes India's figure about 4.2 times China's.

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

China ranks 3rd and India ranks 2nd of 103 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China India Difference Ahead
1960s 248,033 t 1.57 million t 1.32 million t India
1970s 387,619 t 1.80 million t 1.41 million t India
1980s 558,675 t 1.98 million t 1.42 million t India
1990s 811,839 t 2.48 million t 1.67 million t India
2000s 946,606 t 2.85 million t 1.91 million t India
2010s 1.03 million t 3.15 million t 2.11 million t India
2020s 859,899 t 3.33 million t 2.47 million t India
2030s 867,919 t 3.16 million t 2.29 million t India
2050s 830,925 t 3.47 million t 2.64 million t India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar cane — burning crop residues, China or India?
India, at 3.47 million t against 830,925 t in China as of 2050.
What is the difference in sugar cane — burning crop residues between China and India?
2.64 million t, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do China and India rank globally for sugar cane — burning crop residues?
China ranks 3rd and India ranks 2nd of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sugar cane — 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
Sugar cane — 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
146 places, 8,867 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed

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).