Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) in OECD

OECD: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) was 8,091 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
8,091 kt
World rank
1st
of 183 countries
All-time high
8,091 kt
in 2050
All-time low
6,131 kt
in 1962
Years of data
65
1961–2050

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196120052050

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

Analysis

OECD recorded 8,091 kt for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in OECD peaked at 8,091 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 6,131 kt, in 1962.

OECD ranks 1st of 183 countries on this measure, 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 OECD, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in OECD, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 6,228 kt
1962 6,131 kt -1.6%
1963 6,338 kt +3.4%
1964 6,395 kt +0.9%
1965 6,392 kt -0.0%
1966 6,550 kt +2.5%
1967 6,806 kt +3.9%
1968 6,678 kt -1.9%
1969 6,348 kt -4.9%
1970 6,133 kt -3.4%
1971 6,616 kt +7.9%
1972 6,380 kt -3.6%
1973 6,735 kt +5.6%
1974 6,960 kt +3.3%
1975 7,116 kt +2.2%
1976 7,359 kt +3.4%
1977 7,317 kt -0.6%
1978 7,235 kt -1.1%
1979 7,236 kt +0.0%
1980 7,533 kt +4.1%
1981 7,884 kt +4.7%
1982 7,579 kt -3.9%
1983 6,766 kt -10.7%
1984 7,578 kt +12.0%
1985 7,746 kt +2.2%
1986 7,349 kt -5.1%
1987 6,824 kt -7.1%
1988 6,686 kt -2.0%
1989 7,122 kt +6.5%
1990 7,354 kt +3.3%
1991 7,269 kt -1.2%
1992 7,384 kt +1.6%
1993 7,056 kt -4.4%
1994 7,426 kt +5.2%
1995 7,100 kt -4.4%
1996 7,566 kt +6.6%
1997 7,580 kt +0.2%
1998 7,500 kt -1.1%
1999 7,277 kt -3.0%
2000 7,456 kt +2.5%
2001 7,313 kt -1.9%
2002 7,159 kt -2.1%
2003 7,343 kt +2.6%
2004 7,527 kt +2.5%
2005 7,451 kt -1.0%
2006 7,150 kt -4.0%
2007 7,739 kt +8.2%
2008 7,678 kt -0.8%
2009 7,488 kt -2.5%
2010 7,580 kt +1.2%
2011 7,554 kt -0.3%
2012 7,893 kt +4.5%
2013 7,880 kt -0.2%
2014 7,687 kt -2.4%
2015 7,562 kt -1.6%
2016 7,678 kt +1.5%
2017 7,380 kt -3.9%
2018 7,278 kt -1.4%
2019 7,194 kt -1.2%
2020 7,237 kt +0.6%
2021 7,472 kt +3.2%
2022 7,197 kt -3.7%
2023 7,511 kt +4.4%
2030 7,997 kt +6.5%
2050 8,091 kt +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6,430 kt 6,131 kt 6,806 kt 9
1970s 6,909 kt 6,133 kt 7,359 kt 10
1980s 7,307 kt 6,686 kt 7,884 kt 10
1990s 7,351 kt 7,056 kt 7,580 kt 10
2000s 7,430 kt 7,150 kt 7,739 kt 10
2010s 7,569 kt 7,194 kt 7,893 kt 10
2020s 7,354 kt 7,197 kt 7,511 kt 4
2030s 7,997 kt 7,997 kt 7,997 kt 1
2050s 8,091 kt 8,091 kt 8,091 kt 1

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 2 China 5,378 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 5,359 kt compare
  3. 4 India 3,651 kt compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in OECD?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in OECD was 8,091 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 8,091 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 6,131 kt in 1962.
How does OECD rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq)?
OECD ranks 1st out of 183 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this OECD 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