China vs USSR: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4)
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4) over time
- China
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 49.54 kt against 18.05 kt in China, a difference of 31.49 kt.
That makes USSR's figure about 2.7 times China's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
China ranks 4th 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 | China | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.7 kt | 72.31 kt | 45.61 kt | USSR |
| 1970s | 29.52 kt | 66.38 kt | 36.86 kt | USSR |
| 1980s | 31.35 kt | 56.29 kt | 24.94 kt | USSR |
| 1990s | 33.32 kt | 50.79 kt | 17.47 kt | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat — burning crop residues, China or USSR?
- USSR, at 49.54 kt against 18.05 kt in China as of 1991.
- What is the difference in wheat — burning crop residues between China and USSR?
- 31.49 kt, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do China and USSR rank globally for wheat — burning crop residues?
- China ranks 4th 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 (Emissions CH4). 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).