India vs USSR: Wheat — Burning crop residues
Wheat — Burning crop residues over time
- India
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 18.35 million t against 8.83 million t in India, a difference of 9.52 million t.
That makes USSR's figure about 2.1 times India's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
India ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 2nd of 125 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.48 million t | 26.78 million t | 21.30 million t | USSR |
| 1970s | 7.82 million t | 24.59 million t | 16.77 million t | USSR |
| 1980s | 9.27 million t | 20.85 million t | 11.58 million t | USSR |
| 1990s | 9.53 million t | 18.81 million t | 9.28 million t | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat — burning crop residues, India or USSR?
- USSR, at 18.35 million t against 8.83 million t in India as of 1991.
- What is the difference in wheat — burning crop residues between India and USSR?
- 9.52 million t, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do India and USSR rank globally for wheat — burning crop residues?
- India ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 2nd 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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About this data
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).