Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC was 28.03 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
28.03 kt
Change on year
up 38.2%
Rank
3rd
of 5 groups
All-time high
68.98 kt
in 1992
All-time low
18.08 kt
in 2018
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in European Union (27), 1990–2020

2040601990200520201990: 55.5 kt1991: 55 kt1992: 69 kt1993: 61.7 kt1994: 54.4 kt1995: 50 kt1996: 66.2 kt1997: 52.8 kt1998: 62.9 kt1999: 53.4 kt2000: 57.7 kt2001: 36.9 kt2002: 41.5 kt2003: 44 kt2004: 30.8 kt2005: 29.4 kt2006: 29 kt2007: 46.6 kt2008: 27.6 kt2009: 29.4 kt2010: 24.1 kt2011: 24.6 kt2012: 37.7 kt2013: 24.6 kt2014: 24 kt2015: 26.9 kt2016: 24.2 kt2017: 19.5 kt2018: 18.1 kt2019: 20.3 kt2020: 28 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in European Union (27) is 28.03 kt, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 38.2% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in European Union (27) peaked at 68.98 kt in 1992 and was at its lowest, 18.08 kt, in 2018.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in European Union (27), 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 55.5 kt
1991 55.01 kt -0.9%
1992 68.98 kt +25.4%
1993 61.68 kt -10.6%
1994 54.4 kt -11.8%
1995 50.01 kt -8.1%
1996 66.25 kt +32.5%
1997 52.81 kt -20.3%
1998 62.9 kt +19.1%
1999 53.4 kt -15.1%
2000 57.75 kt +8.1%
2001 36.93 kt -36.0%
2002 41.47 kt +12.3%
2003 43.96 kt +6.0%
2004 30.82 kt -29.9%
2005 29.36 kt -4.8%
2006 28.96 kt -1.4%
2007 46.64 kt +61.1%
2008 27.65 kt -40.7%
2009 29.44 kt +6.5%
2010 24.14 kt -18.0%
2011 24.6 kt +1.9%
2012 37.73 kt +53.3%
2013 24.56 kt -34.9%
2014 23.95 kt -2.5%
2015 26.92 kt +12.4%
2016 24.21 kt -10.0%
2017 19.47 kt -19.6%
2018 18.08 kt -7.2%
2019 20.29 kt +12.2%
2020 28.03 kt +38.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 58.09 kt 50.01 kt 68.98 kt 10
2000s 37.3 kt 27.65 kt 57.75 kt 10
2010s 24.39 kt 18.08 kt 37.73 kt 10
2020s 28.03 kt 28.03 kt 28.03 kt 1

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 1 Brazil 172.5 kt compare
  2. 2 Mexico 37.39 kt compare
  3. 3 Romania 20.92 kt compare
  4. 4 Argentina 6.49 kt compare
  5. 5 Uzbekistan 6.29 kt compare
  6. 6 Australia 5.73 kt compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in European Union (27)?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in European Union (27) was 28.03 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 68.98 kt in 1992.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 18.08 kt in 2018.
How does European Union (27) rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4) — unfccc?
European Union (27) ranks 3rd out of 5 groups with data for 2020.
Is burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4) — unfccc rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
48 places, 1,025 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

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