Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) was 5,435 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
5,435 kt
Rank
7th
of 32 groups
All-time high
7,092 kt
in 2023
All-time low
4,038 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196120052050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Asia is 5,435 kt, measured in 2050.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Asia peaked at 7,092 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,038 kt, in 1961.

Southern Asia ranks 7th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 4,038 kt
1962 4,156 kt +2.9%
1963 4,175 kt +0.5%
1964 4,235 kt +1.4%
1965 4,281 kt +1.1%
1966 4,304 kt +0.5%
1967 4,410 kt +2.5%
1968 4,558 kt +3.3%
1969 4,710 kt +3.3%
1970 4,746 kt +0.8%
1971 4,746 kt +0.0%
1972 4,761 kt +0.3%
1973 4,893 kt +2.8%
1974 4,872 kt -0.4%
1975 4,983 kt +2.3%
1976 4,997 kt +0.3%
1977 5,115 kt +2.3%
1978 5,186 kt +1.4%
1979 5,170 kt -0.3%
1980 5,235 kt +1.3%
1981 5,296 kt +1.2%
1982 5,194 kt -1.9%
1983 5,384 kt +3.7%
1984 5,422 kt +0.7%
1985 5,388 kt -0.6%
1986 5,388 kt +0.0%
1987 5,267 kt -2.3%
1988 5,453 kt +3.5%
1989 5,538 kt +1.6%
1990 5,559 kt +0.4%
1991 5,576 kt +0.3%
1992 5,528 kt -0.9%
1993 5,647 kt +2.2%
1994 5,692 kt +0.8%
1995 5,737 kt +0.8%
1996 5,794 kt +1.0%
1997 5,833 kt +0.7%
1998 5,933 kt +1.7%
1999 5,994 kt +1.0%
2000 5,993 kt -0.0%
2001 5,905 kt -1.5%
2002 5,793 kt -1.9%
2003 5,965 kt +3.0%
2004 5,925 kt -0.7%
2005 6,073 kt +2.5%
2006 6,130 kt +0.9%
2007 6,304 kt +2.8%
2008 6,383 kt +1.3%
2009 6,198 kt -2.9%
2010 6,279 kt +1.3%
2011 6,440 kt +2.6%
2012 6,387 kt -0.8%
2013 6,567 kt +2.8%
2014 6,599 kt +0.5%
2015 6,558 kt -0.6%
2016 6,508 kt -0.8%
2017 6,544 kt +0.6%
2018 6,490 kt -0.8%
2019 6,499 kt +0.1%
2020 6,764 kt +4.1%
2021 6,865 kt +1.5%
2022 6,920 kt +0.8%
2023 7,092 kt +2.5%
2030 5,584 kt -21.3%
2050 5,435 kt -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4,318 kt 4,038 kt 4,710 kt 9
1970s 4,947 kt 4,746 kt 5,186 kt 10
1980s 5,356 kt 5,194 kt 5,538 kt 10
1990s 5,729 kt 5,528 kt 5,994 kt 10
2000s 6,067 kt 5,793 kt 6,383 kt 10
2010s 6,487 kt 6,279 kt 6,599 kt 10
2020s 6,910 kt 6,764 kt 7,092 kt 4
2030s 5,584 kt 5,584 kt 5,584 kt 1
2050s 5,435 kt 5,435 kt 5,435 kt 1

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 4 India 3,651 kt compare
  2. 5 Brazil 2,223 kt compare
  3. 6 Türkiye 305.17 kt compare
  4. 6 USSR 2,038 kt compare
  5. 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 293.08 kt compare
  6. 7 Indonesia 1,272 kt compare
  7. 8 Nigeria 783.5 kt compare
  8. 9 Russian Federation 739.62 kt compare
  9. 10 Mexico 732.92 kt compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Asia?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in Southern Asia was 5,435 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 7,092 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 4,038 kt in 1961.
How does Southern Asia rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq)?
Southern Asia ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Southern Asia 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