Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas

Americas: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) was 9,879 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
9,879 kt
Rank
3rd
of 32 groups
All-time high
9,943 kt
in 2023
All-time low
5,980 kt
in 1962
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

Americas recorded 9,879 kt for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in 2050.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in Americas peaked at 9,943 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,980 kt, in 1962.

That places Americas 3rd out of 32 groups 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 (CO2eq) in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Americas, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 6,108 kt
1962 5,980 kt -2.1%
1963 6,345 kt +6.1%
1964 6,477 kt +2.1%
1965 6,549 kt +1.1%
1966 6,677 kt +1.9%
1967 7,031 kt +5.3%
1968 6,837 kt -2.8%
1969 6,556 kt -4.1%
1970 6,533 kt -0.4%
1971 7,067 kt +8.2%
1972 6,704 kt -5.1%
1973 6,976 kt +4.0%
1974 7,311 kt +4.8%
1975 7,569 kt +3.5%
1976 7,985 kt +5.5%
1977 7,849 kt -1.7%
1978 7,671 kt -2.3%
1979 7,682 kt +0.1%
1980 8,007 kt +4.2%
1981 8,454 kt +5.6%
1982 8,315 kt -1.6%
1983 7,124 kt -14.3%
1984 8,098 kt +13.7%
1985 8,300 kt +2.5%
1986 8,066 kt -2.8%
1987 7,754 kt -3.9%
1988 7,513 kt -3.1%
1989 7,813 kt +4.0%
1990 7,843 kt +0.4%
1991 7,912 kt +0.9%
1992 8,174 kt +3.3%
1993 7,598 kt -7.0%
1994 8,183 kt +7.7%
1995 7,933 kt -3.0%
1996 8,099 kt +2.1%
1997 8,222 kt +1.5%
1998 7,894 kt -4.0%
1999 7,714 kt -2.3%
2000 7,882 kt +2.2%
2001 7,793 kt -1.1%
2002 7,569 kt -2.9%
2003 7,929 kt +4.8%
2004 7,965 kt +0.4%
2005 7,907 kt -0.7%
2006 7,736 kt -2.2%
2007 8,660 kt +11.9%
2008 8,721 kt +0.7%
2009 8,387 kt -3.8%
2010 8,394 kt +0.1%
2011 8,585 kt +2.3%
2012 8,970 kt +4.5%
2013 9,213 kt +2.7%
2014 9,029 kt -2.0%
2015 8,919 kt -1.2%
2016 9,096 kt +2.0%
2017 9,193 kt +1.1%
2018 9,139 kt -0.6%
2019 9,175 kt +0.4%
2020 9,421 kt +2.7%
2021 9,591 kt +1.8%
2022 9,610 kt +0.2%
2023 9,943 kt +3.5%
2030 9,433 kt -5.1%
2050 9,879 kt +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6,507 kt 5,980 kt 7,031 kt 9
1970s 7,335 kt 6,533 kt 7,985 kt 10
1980s 7,944 kt 7,124 kt 8,454 kt 10
1990s 7,957 kt 7,598 kt 8,222 kt 10
2000s 8,055 kt 7,569 kt 8,721 kt 10
2010s 8,971 kt 8,394 kt 9,213 kt 10
2020s 9,641 kt 9,421 kt 9,943 kt 4
2030s 9,433 kt 9,433 kt 9,433 kt 1
2050s 9,879 kt 9,879 kt 9,879 kt 1

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 1 OECD 8,091 kt compare
  2. 2 China 5,378 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 5,359 kt compare
  4. 4 India 3,651 kt compare
  5. 5 Brazil 2,223 kt compare
  6. 6 USSR 2,038 kt compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in Americas?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in Americas was 9,879 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 9,943 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 5,980 kt in 1962.
How does Americas rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq)?
Americas ranks 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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