Burning - Crop residues — Emissions in Asia

Asia: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions was 460.34 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
460.34 kt
Rank
1st
of 20 regions
All-time high
526.96 kt
in 2023
All-time low
306.44 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions in Asia, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

Asia recorded 460.34 kt for burning - crop residues — emissions in 2050.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions in Asia peaked at 526.96 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 306.44 kt, in 1961.

Asia ranks 1st of 20 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4) in Asia, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 306.44 kt
1962 307.5 kt +0.3%
1963 312.46 kt +1.6%
1964 324.75 kt +3.9%
1965 324.07 kt -0.2%
1966 332.65 kt +2.6%
1967 330.65 kt -0.6%
1968 336.98 kt +1.9%
1969 341.33 kt +1.3%
1970 346.57 kt +1.5%
1971 352.2 kt +1.6%
1972 350.78 kt -0.4%
1973 360.73 kt +2.8%
1974 363.65 kt +0.8%
1975 373.87 kt +2.8%
1976 377 kt +0.8%
1977 381.5 kt +1.2%
1978 388.09 kt +1.7%
1979 384.31 kt -1.0%
1980 389.07 kt +1.2%
1981 388.03 kt -0.3%
1982 377.73 kt -2.7%
1983 390.47 kt +3.4%
1984 390.88 kt +0.1%
1985 389.13 kt -0.4%
1986 393.97 kt +1.2%
1987 388.23 kt -1.5%
1988 398.38 kt +2.6%
1989 404.6 kt +1.6%
1990 409.39 kt +1.2%
1991 409.28 kt -0.0%
1992 426.94 kt +4.3%
1993 424.59 kt -0.6%
1994 424.83 kt +0.1%
1995 432.84 kt +1.9%
1996 442.67 kt +2.3%
1997 441.58 kt -0.2%
1998 445.86 kt +1.0%
1999 451.44 kt +1.2%
2000 439.31 kt -2.7%
2001 436.54 kt -0.6%
2002 433.58 kt -0.7%
2003 434.52 kt +0.2%
2004 441.52 kt +1.6%
2005 453.47 kt +2.7%
2006 459.65 kt +1.4%
2007 469.97 kt +2.2%
2008 476.38 kt +1.4%
2009 478.47 kt +0.4%
2010 484.93 kt +1.4%
2011 492.97 kt +1.7%
2012 494.63 kt +0.3%
2013 504.46 kt +2.0%
2014 504.18 kt -0.1%
2015 520.35 kt +3.2%
2016 518.46 kt -0.4%
2017 515.73 kt -0.5%
2018 508.77 kt -1.3%
2019 502.15 kt -1.3%
2020 510.66 kt +1.7%
2021 518.98 kt +1.6%
2022 519.18 kt +0.0%
2023 526.96 kt +1.5%
2030 463.89 kt -12.0%
2050 460.34 kt -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 324.09 kt 306.44 kt 341.33 kt 9
1970s 367.87 kt 346.57 kt 388.09 kt 10
1980s 391.05 kt 377.73 kt 404.6 kt 10
1990s 430.94 kt 409.28 kt 451.44 kt 10
2000s 452.34 kt 433.58 kt 478.47 kt 10
2010s 504.66 kt 484.93 kt 520.35 kt 10
2020s 518.95 kt 510.66 kt 526.96 kt 4
2030s 463.89 kt 463.89 kt 463.89 kt 1
2050s 460.34 kt 460.34 kt 460.34 kt 1

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 OECD 232.02 kt compare
  2. 2 China 154.22 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 153.68 kt compare
  4. 4 India 104.7 kt compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions in Asia?
Burning - crop residues — emissions in Asia was 460.34 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 526.96 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 306.44 kt in 1961.
How does Asia rank for burning - crop residues — emissions?
Asia ranks 1st out of 20 regions with data for 2050.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,750 data points, 1961–2050
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf