Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern America

Northern America: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) was 4,915 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
4,915 kt
Rank
10th
of 32 groups
All-time high
4,915 kt
in 2050
All-time low
3,139 kt
in 1970
Years of data
65
1961–2050

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America is 4,915 kt, measured in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America peaked at 4,915 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 3,139 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 (CO2eq) in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Northern America, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 3,427 kt
1962 3,263 kt -4.8%
1963 3,443 kt +5.5%
1964 3,400 kt -1.2%
1965 3,378 kt -0.6%
1966 3,468 kt +2.7%
1967 3,751 kt +8.2%
1968 3,517 kt -6.2%
1969 3,274 kt -6.9%
1970 3,139 kt -4.1%
1971 3,573 kt +13.8%
1972 3,344 kt -6.4%
1973 3,667 kt +9.7%
1974 3,952 kt +7.8%
1975 4,131 kt +4.5%
1976 4,366 kt +5.7%
1977 4,261 kt -2.4%
1978 4,161 kt -2.4%
1979 4,275 kt +2.7%
1980 4,470 kt +4.6%
1981 4,742 kt +6.1%
1982 4,621 kt -2.5%
1983 3,578 kt -22.6%
1984 4,440 kt +24.1%
1985 4,546 kt +2.4%
1986 4,249 kt -6.5%
1987 3,790 kt -10.8%
1988 3,692 kt -2.6%
1989 4,107 kt +11.3%
1990 4,311 kt +5.0%
1991 4,221 kt -2.1%
1992 4,393 kt +4.1%
1993 3,998 kt -9.0%
1994 4,293 kt +7.4%
1995 4,015 kt -6.5%
1996 4,370 kt +8.8%
1997 4,342 kt -0.6%
1998 4,264 kt -1.8%
1999 4,103 kt -3.8%
2000 4,171 kt +1.7%
2001 3,973 kt -4.8%
2002 3,881 kt -2.3%
2003 4,099 kt +5.6%
2004 4,114 kt +0.4%
2005 4,175 kt +1.5%
2006 3,951 kt -5.4%
2007 4,607 kt +16.6%
2008 4,414 kt -4.2%
2009 4,347 kt -1.5%
2010 4,355 kt +0.2%
2011 4,411 kt +1.3%
2012 4,644 kt +5.3%
2013 4,631 kt -0.3%
2014 4,435 kt -4.2%
2015 4,357 kt -1.8%
2016 4,532 kt +4.0%
2017 4,267 kt -5.8%
2018 4,291 kt +0.5%
2019 4,244 kt -1.1%
2020 4,293 kt +1.2%
2021 4,363 kt +1.6%
2022 4,124 kt -5.5%
2023 4,492 kt +8.9%
2030 4,774 kt +6.3%
2050 4,915 kt +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,436 kt 3,263 kt 3,751 kt 9
1970s 3,887 kt 3,139 kt 4,366 kt 10
1980s 4,224 kt 3,578 kt 4,742 kt 10
1990s 4,231 kt 3,998 kt 4,393 kt 10
2000s 4,173 kt 3,881 kt 4,607 kt 10
2010s 4,417 kt 4,244 kt 4,644 kt 10
2020s 4,318 kt 4,124 kt 4,492 kt 4
2030s 4,774 kt 4,774 kt 4,774 kt 1
2050s 4,915 kt 4,915 kt 4,915 kt 1

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 293.08 kt compare
  2. 7 Indonesia 1,272 kt compare
  3. 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 281.2 kt compare
  4. 8 Nigeria 783.5 kt compare
  5. 9 Russian Federation 739.62 kt compare
  6. 10 Mexico 732.92 kt compare
  7. 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 137.55 kt compare
  8. 11 Argentina 728.72 kt compare
  9. 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 123.32 kt compare
  10. 12 Bangladesh 635.07 kt compare
  11. 12 Syrian Arab Republic 121.58 kt compare
  12. 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 78.99 kt compare
  13. 13 Australia and New Zealand 625.52 kt compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America was 4,915 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 4,915 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 3,139 kt in 1970.
How does Northern America rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq)?
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 (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