Barley — Crop residues in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa: Barley — Crop residues was 66.31 million kg in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
66.31 million kg
Rank
23rd
of 30 groups
All-time high
66.31 million kg
in 2050
All-time low
10.78 million kg
in 1976
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Barley — Crop residues in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2050

20.0M40.0M60.0M196120052050

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

Analysis

In 2050, barley — crop residues in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 66.31 million kg. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, barley — crop residues in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 66.31 million kg in 2050 and was at its lowest, 10.78 million kg, in 1976.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Barley — Crop residues in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year

Annual values for Barley — Crop residues (N content) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year kg Change
1961 14.05 million kg
1962 14.33 million kg +2.0%
1963 14.65 million kg +2.2%
1964 14.82 million kg +1.2%
1965 14.94 million kg +0.8%
1966 15.16 million kg +1.5%
1967 14.88 million kg -1.9%
1968 14.39 million kg -3.3%
1969 14.43 million kg +0.3%
1970 14.75 million kg +2.2%
1971 14.99 million kg +1.6%
1972 14.98 million kg -0.1%
1973 14.41 million kg -3.8%
1974 14.72 million kg +2.1%
1975 12.74 million kg -13.4%
1976 10.78 million kg -15.3%
1977 16.08 million kg +49.1%
1978 14.61 million kg -9.2%
1979 18.11 million kg +24.0%
1980 18.34 million kg +1.3%
1981 18.66 million kg +1.7%
1982 17.25 million kg -7.6%
1983 20.31 million kg +17.8%
1984 15.60 million kg -23.2%
1985 17.33 million kg +11.1%
1986 18.05 million kg +4.2%
1987 19.71 million kg +9.2%
1988 21.84 million kg +10.8%
1989 20.45 million kg -6.4%
1990 20.65 million kg +0.9%
1991 16.27 million kg -21.2%
1992 16.85 million kg +3.5%
1993 16.02 million kg -4.9%
1994 19.53 million kg +21.9%
1995 21.87 million kg +12.0%
1996 21.63 million kg -1.1%
1997 19.43 million kg -10.2%
1998 20.19 million kg +3.9%
1999 18.91 million kg -6.3%
2000 16.94 million kg -10.4%
2001 20.42 million kg +20.5%
2002 21.29 million kg +4.3%
2003 22.05 million kg +3.6%
2004 25.52 million kg +15.7%
2005 26.51 million kg +3.9%
2006 26.15 million kg -1.4%
2007 26.56 million kg +1.6%
2008 27.42 million kg +3.2%
2009 32.34 million kg +17.9%
2010 31.05 million kg -4.0%
2011 30.02 million kg -3.3%
2012 33.13 million kg +10.4%
2013 34.17 million kg +3.1%
2014 34.58 million kg +1.2%
2015 34.49 million kg -0.3%
2016 36.89 million kg +7.0%
2017 32.97 million kg -10.6%
2018 30.97 million kg -6.1%
2019 37.54 million kg +21.2%
2020 38.34 million kg +2.2%
2021 32.78 million kg -14.5%
2022 34.53 million kg +5.4%
2023 38.12 million kg +10.4%
2030 47.35 million kg +24.2%
2050 66.31 million kg +40.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14.63 million kg 14.05 million kg 15.16 million kg 9
1970s 14.62 million kg 10.78 million kg 18.11 million kg 10
1980s 18.75 million kg 15.60 million kg 21.84 million kg 10
1990s 19.13 million kg 16.02 million kg 21.87 million kg 10
2000s 24.52 million kg 16.94 million kg 32.34 million kg 10
2010s 33.58 million kg 30.02 million kg 37.54 million kg 10
2020s 35.94 million kg 32.78 million kg 38.34 million kg 4
2030s 47.35 million kg 47.35 million kg 47.35 million kg 1
2050s 66.31 million kg 66.31 million kg 66.31 million kg 1

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa

  1. 20 Belarus 38.73 million kg compare
  2. 21 India 35.77 million kg compare
  3. 22 Argentina 32.14 million kg compare
  4. 23 Algeria 27.41 million kg compare
  5. 24 Iraq 25.68 million kg compare
  6. 25 Finland 25.23 million kg compare
  7. 26 Czechia 24.70 million kg compare

See the full ranking of 147 places →

More climate change data for Sub-Saharan Africa

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is barley — crop residues in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Barley — crop residues in Sub-Saharan Africa was 66.31 million kg in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest barley — crop residues recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The highest recorded value was 66.31 million kg in 2050.
What is the lowest barley — crop residues recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 10.78 million kg in 1976.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for barley — crop residues?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd out of 30 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley — Crop residues (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Barley — Crop residues in Sub-Saharan Africa. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/barley-crop-residues-n-content-fao-tier-1/sub-saharan-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/barley-crop-residues-n-content-fao-tier-1/sub-saharan-africa/">Barley — Crop residues in Sub-Saharan Africa</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barley — Crop residues (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
147 places, 7,969 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed

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).