China vs OECD: Wheat — Burning crop residues

China
6.68 million t
in 2050
OECD
31.22 million t
in 2050
China rank
4th
OECD rank
1st

Wheat — Burning crop residues over time

  • China
  • OECD
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196120052050

How they compare

OECD currently reports 31.22 million t against 6.68 million t in China, a difference of 24.54 million t.

That makes OECD's figure about 4.7 times China's.

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

China ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 125 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China OECD Difference Ahead
1960s 9.89 million t 28.51 million t 18.62 million t OECD
1970s 10.93 million t 28.95 million t 18.02 million t OECD
1980s 11.61 million t 32.87 million t 21.26 million t OECD
1990s 11.94 million t 31.53 million t 19.59 million t OECD
2000s 9.48 million t 30.04 million t 20.57 million t OECD
2010s 9.71 million t 28.24 million t 18.53 million t OECD
2020s 9.41 million t 26.36 million t 16.95 million t OECD
2030s 6.97 million t 31.32 million t 24.35 million t OECD
2050s 6.68 million t 31.22 million t 24.54 million t OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wheat — burning crop residues, China or OECD?
OECD, at 31.22 million t against 6.68 million t in China as of 2050.
What is the difference in wheat — burning crop residues between China and OECD?
24.54 million t, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and OECD?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do China and OECD rank globally for wheat — burning crop residues?
China ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st 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).