Australia vs United States of America: Wheat — Burning crop residues

Australia
6.23 million t
in 2050
United States of America
8.89 million t
in 2050
Australia rank
8th
United States of America rank
10th

Wheat — Burning crop residues over time

  • Australia
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 8.89 million t against 6.23 million t in Australia, a difference of 2.66 million t.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 10th of 125 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 3.18 million t 8.09 million t 4.92 million t United States of America
1970s 3.49 million t 9.46 million t 5.96 million t United States of America
1980s 4.37 million t 10.60 million t 6.22 million t United States of America
1990s 3.69 million t 9.93 million t 6.24 million t United States of America
2000s 4.96 million t 8.16 million t 3.20 million t United States of America
2010s 4.96 million t 7.11 million t 2.15 million t United States of America
2020s 4.82 million t 5.94 million t 1.12 million t United States of America
2030s 6.10 million t 8.77 million t 2.66 million t United States of America
2050s 6.23 million t 8.89 million t 2.66 million t United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wheat — burning crop residues, Australia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 8.89 million t against 6.23 million t in Australia as of 2050.
What is the difference in wheat — burning crop residues between Australia and United States of America?
2.66 million t, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for wheat — burning crop residues?
Australia ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 10th of 125 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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
169 places, 9,743 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).