All Crops — Burning crop residues in Northern America

Northern America: All Crops — Burning crop residues was 3.65 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
3.65 kt
Rank
10th
of 33 groups
All-time high
3.65 kt
in 2050
All-time low
2.33 kt
in 1970
Years of data
65
1961–2050

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for all crops — burning crop residues in Northern America is 3.65 kt, measured 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 3.65 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 2.33 kt, 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 (Emissions N2O) in Northern America, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 2.55 kt
1962 2.43 kt -4.8%
1963 2.56 kt +5.5%
1964 2.53 kt -1.2%
1965 2.51 kt -0.6%
1966 2.58 kt +2.7%
1967 2.79 kt +8.2%
1968 2.61 kt -6.2%
1969 2.43 kt -6.9%
1970 2.33 kt -4.1%
1971 2.66 kt +13.8%
1972 2.49 kt -6.4%
1973 2.73 kt +9.7%
1974 2.94 kt +7.8%
1975 3.07 kt +4.5%
1976 3.25 kt +5.7%
1977 3.17 kt -2.4%
1978 3.09 kt -2.4%
1979 3.18 kt +2.7%
1980 3.32 kt +4.6%
1981 3.53 kt +6.1%
1982 3.44 kt -2.5%
1983 2.66 kt -22.6%
1984 3.3 kt +24.1%
1985 3.38 kt +2.4%
1986 3.16 kt -6.5%
1987 2.82 kt -10.8%
1988 2.74 kt -2.6%
1989 3.05 kt +11.3%
1990 3.21 kt +5.0%
1991 3.14 kt -2.1%
1992 3.27 kt +4.1%
1993 2.97 kt -9.0%
1994 3.19 kt +7.4%
1995 2.99 kt -6.5%
1996 3.25 kt +8.8%
1997 3.23 kt -0.6%
1998 3.17 kt -1.8%
1999 3.05 kt -3.8%
2000 3.1 kt +1.7%
2001 2.95 kt -4.8%
2002 2.89 kt -2.3%
2003 3.05 kt +5.6%
2004 3.06 kt +0.4%
2005 3.1 kt +1.5%
2006 2.94 kt -5.4%
2007 3.42 kt +16.6%
2008 3.28 kt -4.2%
2009 3.23 kt -1.5%
2010 3.24 kt +0.2%
2011 3.28 kt +1.3%
2012 3.45 kt +5.3%
2013 3.44 kt -0.3%
2014 3.3 kt -4.2%
2015 3.24 kt -1.8%
2016 3.37 kt +4.0%
2017 3.17 kt -5.8%
2018 3.19 kt +0.5%
2019 3.16 kt -1.1%
2020 3.19 kt +1.2%
2021 3.24 kt +1.6%
2022 3.07 kt -5.5%
2023 3.34 kt +8.9%
2030 3.55 kt +6.3%
2050 3.65 kt +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.55 kt 2.43 kt 2.79 kt 9
1970s 2.89 kt 2.33 kt 3.25 kt 10
1980s 3.14 kt 2.66 kt 3.53 kt 10
1990s 3.15 kt 2.97 kt 3.27 kt 10
2000s 3.1 kt 2.89 kt 3.42 kt 10
2010s 3.28 kt 3.16 kt 3.45 kt 10
2020s 3.21 kt 3.07 kt 3.34 kt 4
2030s 3.55 kt 3.55 kt 3.55 kt 1
2050s 3.65 kt 3.65 kt 3.65 kt 1

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.2179 kt compare
  2. 7 Indonesia 0.9458 kt compare
  3. 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.2091 kt compare
  4. 8 Nigeria 0.5825 kt compare
  5. 9 Russian Federation 0.5499 kt compare
  6. 10 Mexico 0.5449 kt compare
  7. 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.1023 kt compare
  8. 11 Argentina 0.5418 kt compare
  9. 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0917 kt compare
  10. 12 Bangladesh 0.4722 kt compare
  11. 12 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0904 kt compare
  12. 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0587 kt compare
  13. 13 Australia and New Zealand 0.4651 kt compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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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 3.65 kt 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 3.65 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest all crops — burning crop residues recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 2.33 kt 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 (Emissions N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
All Crops — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O)
Unit
kt
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
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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).