Burning - Crop residues — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions was 140.96 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
140.96 kt
Rank
10th
of 32 groups
All-time high
140.96 kt
in 2050
All-time low
90.02 kt
in 1970
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions in Northern America, 1961–2050

050100150196120052050

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

Analysis

Northern America recorded 140.96 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 Northern America peaked at 140.96 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 90.02 kt, in 1970.

That places Northern America 10th out of 32 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.

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4) in Northern America, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 98.28 kt
1962 93.59 kt -4.8%
1963 98.73 kt +5.5%
1964 97.5 kt -1.2%
1965 96.88 kt -0.6%
1966 99.45 kt +2.6%
1967 107.57 kt +8.2%
1968 100.86 kt -6.2%
1969 93.88 kt -6.9%
1970 90.02 kt -4.1%
1971 102.48 kt +13.8%
1972 95.89 kt -6.4%
1973 105.17 kt +9.7%
1974 113.32 kt +7.8%
1975 118.46 kt +4.5%
1976 125.22 kt +5.7%
1977 122.2 kt -2.4%
1978 119.32 kt -2.4%
1979 122.58 kt +2.7%
1980 128.18 kt +4.6%
1981 135.99 kt +6.1%
1982 132.52 kt -2.5%
1983 102.61 kt -22.6%
1984 127.34 kt +24.1%
1985 130.36 kt +2.4%
1986 121.85 kt -6.5%
1987 108.69 kt -10.8%
1988 105.87 kt -2.6%
1989 117.79 kt +11.3%
1990 123.62 kt +5.0%
1991 121.05 kt -2.1%
1992 125.98 kt +4.1%
1993 114.65 kt -9.0%
1994 123.1 kt +7.4%
1995 115.15 kt -6.5%
1996 125.33 kt +8.8%
1997 124.52 kt -0.6%
1998 122.29 kt -1.8%
1999 117.67 kt -3.8%
2000 119.61 kt +1.7%
2001 113.92 kt -4.8%
2002 111.31 kt -2.3%
2003 117.56 kt +5.6%
2004 117.99 kt +0.4%
2005 119.74 kt +1.5%
2006 113.29 kt -5.4%
2007 132.1 kt +16.6%
2008 126.57 kt -4.2%
2009 124.66 kt -1.5%
2010 124.9 kt +0.2%
2011 126.49 kt +1.3%
2012 133.18 kt +5.3%
2013 132.79 kt -0.3%
2014 127.18 kt -4.2%
2015 124.93 kt -1.8%
2016 129.96 kt +4.0%
2017 122.38 kt -5.8%
2018 123.04 kt +0.5%
2019 121.7 kt -1.1%
2020 123.11 kt +1.2%
2021 125.13 kt +1.6%
2022 118.26 kt -5.5%
2023 128.84 kt +8.9%
2030 136.91 kt +6.3%
2050 140.96 kt +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 98.53 kt 93.59 kt 107.57 kt 9
1970s 111.47 kt 90.02 kt 125.22 kt 10
1980s 121.12 kt 102.61 kt 135.99 kt 10
1990s 121.34 kt 114.65 kt 125.98 kt 10
2000s 119.68 kt 111.31 kt 132.1 kt 10
2010s 126.66 kt 121.7 kt 133.18 kt 10
2020s 123.83 kt 118.26 kt 128.84 kt 4
2030s 136.91 kt 136.91 kt 136.91 kt 1
2050s 140.96 kt 140.96 kt 140.96 kt 1

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8.4 kt compare
  2. 7 Indonesia 36.48 kt compare
  3. 8 Nigeria 22.47 kt compare
  4. 9 Russian Federation 21.21 kt compare
  5. 10 Mexico 21.02 kt compare
  6. 11 Argentina 20.9 kt compare
  7. 12 Bangladesh 18.21 kt compare
  8. 13 Australia and New Zealand 17.94 kt compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions in Northern America?
Burning - crop residues — emissions in Northern America was 140.96 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 140.96 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 90.02 kt in 1970.
How does Northern America rank for burning - crop residues — emissions?
Northern America ranks 10th out of 32 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 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