What is all crops — burning crop residues in Northern America?

All crops — burning crop residues in Northern America was 52.21 million t in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest all crops — burning crop residues recorded in Northern America?

The highest recorded value was 52.21 million t in 2050.

What is the lowest all crops — burning crop residues recorded in Northern America?

The lowest recorded value was 33.34 million t in 1970.

How does Northern America rank for all crops — burning crop residues?

Northern America ranks 10th out of 33 groups with data for 2050.

Where does this Northern America data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All Crops — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

All Crops — Burning crop residues in Northern America

Name: All Crops — Burning crop residues in Northern America
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Northern America: All Crops — Burning crop residues was 52.21 million t in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)

52.21 million t

Rank

10th

of 33 groups

All-time high

52.21 million t

in 2050

All-time low

33.34 million t

in 1970

Years of data

1961–2050

All Crops — Burning crop residues in Northern America, 1961–2050

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Northern America recorded 52.21 million t for all crops — burning crop residues in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, all crops — burning crop residues in Northern America peaked at 52.21 million t in 2050 and was at its lowest, 33.34 million t, in 1970.

That places Northern America 10th out of 33 groups with data for 2050, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

All Crops — Burning crop residues in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for All Crops — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Northern America, 1961 to 2050.
Year	t	Change
1961	36.40 million t	—
1962	34.66 million t	-4.8%
1963	36.57 million t	+5.5%
1964	36.11 million t	-1.2%
1965	35.88 million t	-0.6%
1966	36.83 million t	+2.6%
1967	39.84 million t	+8.2%
1968	37.36 million t	-6.2%
1969	34.77 million t	-6.9%
1970	33.34 million t	-4.1%
1971	37.96 million t	+13.8%
1972	35.51 million t	-6.4%
1973	38.95 million t	+9.7%
1974	41.97 million t	+7.8%
1975	43.87 million t	+4.5%
1976	46.38 million t	+5.7%
1977	45.26 million t	-2.4%
1978	44.19 million t	-2.4%
1979	45.40 million t	+2.7%
1980	47.47 million t	+4.6%
1981	50.37 million t	+6.1%
1982	49.08 million t	-2.5%
1983	38.00 million t	-22.6%
1984	47.16 million t	+24.1%
1985	48.28 million t	+2.4%
1986	45.13 million t	-6.5%
1987	40.26 million t	-10.8%
1988	39.21 million t	-2.6%
1989	43.63 million t	+11.3%
1990	45.79 million t	+5.0%
1991	44.83 million t	-2.1%
1992	46.66 million t	+4.1%
1993	42.46 million t	-9.0%
1994	45.59 million t	+7.4%
1995	42.65 million t	-6.5%
1996	46.42 million t	+8.8%
1997	46.12 million t	-0.6%
1998	45.29 million t	-1.8%
1999	43.58 million t	-3.8%
2000	44.30 million t	+1.7%
2001	42.19 million t	-4.8%
2002	41.23 million t	-2.3%
2003	43.54 million t	+5.6%
2004	43.70 million t	+0.4%
2005	44.35 million t	+1.5%
2006	41.96 million t	-5.4%
2007	48.93 million t	+16.6%
2008	46.88 million t	-4.2%
2009	46.17 million t	-1.5%
2010	46.26 million t	+0.2%
2011	46.85 million t	+1.3%
2012	49.33 million t	+5.3%
2013	49.18 million t	-0.3%
2014	47.10 million t	-4.2%
2015	46.27 million t	-1.8%
2016	48.13 million t	+4.0%
2017	45.33 million t	-5.8%
2018	45.57 million t	+0.5%
2019	45.07 million t	-1.1%
2020	45.60 million t	+1.2%
2021	46.35 million t	+1.6%
2022	43.80 million t	-5.5%
2023	47.72 million t	+8.9%
2030	50.71 million t	+6.3%
2050	52.21 million t	+3.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	36.49 million t	34.66 million t	39.84 million t	9
1970s	41.28 million t	33.34 million t	46.38 million t	10
1980s	44.86 million t	38.00 million t	50.37 million t	10
1990s	44.94 million t	42.46 million t	46.66 million t	10
2000s	44.32 million t	41.23 million t	48.93 million t	10
2010s	46.91 million t	45.07 million t	49.33 million t	10
2020s	45.86 million t	43.80 million t	47.72 million t	4
2030s	50.71 million t	50.71 million t	50.71 million t	1
2050s	52.21 million t	52.21 million t	52.21 million t	1

Countries ranked near Northern America

7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.11 million t compare
7 Indonesia 13.51 million t compare
8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.99 million t compare
8 Nigeria 8.32 million t compare
9 Russian Federation 7.86 million t compare
10 Mexico 7.78 million t compare
10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.46 million t compare
11 Argentina 7.74 million t compare
11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.31 million t compare
12 Bangladesh 6.75 million t compare
12 Syrian Arab Republic 1.29 million t compare
13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 839,053 t compare
13 Australia and New Zealand 6.64 million t compare

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More climate change data for Northern America

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.03 billion kg (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is all crops — burning crop residues in Northern America?: All crops — burning crop residues in Northern America was 52.21 million t in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest all crops — burning crop residues recorded in Northern America?: The highest recorded value was 52.21 million t in 2050.
What is the lowest all crops — burning crop residues recorded in Northern America?: The lowest recorded value was 33.34 million t in 1970.
How does Northern America rank for all crops — burning crop residues?: Northern America ranks 10th out of 33 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Northern America data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All Crops — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: All Crops — 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: 236 places, 13,817 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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).