Burning - Crop residues — Emissions in Australia

Australia: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions was 17.82 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
17.82 kt
World rank
14th
of 183 countries
All-time high
17.82 kt
in 2050
All-time low
6.94 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

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

05101520196120052050

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

Analysis

Australia recorded 17.82 kt for burning - crop residues — emissions in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions in Australia peaked at 17.82 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 6.94 kt, in 1961.

That places Australia 14th out of 183 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4) in Australia, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 6.94 kt
1962 7.74 kt +11.6%
1963 7.76 kt +0.2%
1964 8.44 kt +8.7%
1965 8.28 kt -1.8%
1966 9.75 kt +17.7%
1967 10.47 kt +7.3%
1968 12.38 kt +18.3%
1969 10.85 kt -12.4%
1970 7.66 kt -29.4%
1971 8.41 kt +9.8%
1972 8.91 kt +5.9%
1973 10.29 kt +15.5%
1974 9.64 kt -6.3%
1975 9.94 kt +3.1%
1976 10.42 kt +4.8%
1977 11.55 kt +10.9%
1978 11.77 kt +1.9%
1979 12.81 kt +8.9%
1980 13.01 kt +1.5%
1981 13.7 kt +5.3%
1982 13.35 kt -2.5%
1983 14.79 kt +10.8%
1984 13.95 kt -5.7%
1985 13.61 kt -2.5%
1986 12.96 kt -4.8%
1987 10.56 kt -18.5%
1988 10.4 kt -1.6%
1989 10.56 kt +1.6%
1990 10.84 kt +2.6%
1991 10.82 kt -0.2%
1992 8.66 kt -19.9%
1993 9.82 kt +13.3%
1994 9.96 kt +1.5%
1995 9.49 kt -4.7%
1996 11.01 kt +16.0%
1997 12.94 kt +17.6%
1998 12.38 kt -4.4%
1999 13.6 kt +9.9%
2000 14.48 kt +6.5%
2001 14.28 kt -1.4%
2002 13.64 kt -4.5%
2003 13.05 kt -4.3%
2004 15.19 kt +16.3%
2005 15.5 kt +2.1%
2006 14.47 kt -6.7%
2007 13.62 kt -5.9%
2008 14.44 kt +6.0%
2009 15.48 kt +7.2%
2010 15.86 kt +2.4%
2011 15.4 kt -2.9%
2012 15.95 kt +3.5%
2013 14.98 kt -6.1%
2014 14.54 kt -2.9%
2015 14.3 kt -1.6%
2016 13.15 kt -8.0%
2017 14.27 kt +8.5%
2018 12.8 kt -10.3%
2019 12.1 kt -5.5%
2020 11.4 kt -5.7%
2021 14.48 kt +27.0%
2022 14.57 kt +0.6%
2023 14.83 kt +1.8%
2030 17.54 kt +18.3%
2050 17.82 kt +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.18 kt 6.94 kt 12.38 kt 9
1970s 10.14 kt 7.66 kt 12.81 kt 10
1980s 12.69 kt 10.4 kt 14.79 kt 10
1990s 10.95 kt 8.66 kt 13.6 kt 10
2000s 14.42 kt 13.05 kt 15.5 kt 10
2010s 14.34 kt 12.1 kt 15.95 kt 10
2020s 13.82 kt 11.4 kt 14.83 kt 4
2030s 17.54 kt 17.54 kt 17.54 kt 1
2050s 17.82 kt 17.82 kt 17.82 kt 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 11 Argentina 20.9 kt compare
  2. 12 Bangladesh 18.21 kt compare
  3. 13 Australia and New Zealand 17.94 kt compare
  4. 15 Myanmar 17.57 kt compare
  5. 16 Thailand 16.66 kt compare
  6. 17 Canada 14.51 kt compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions in Australia?
Burning - crop residues — emissions in Australia was 17.82 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 17.82 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.94 kt in 1961.
How does Australia rank for burning - crop residues — emissions?
Australia ranks 14th out of 183 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Australia 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