Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States

United States: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) was 4,409 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
4,409 kt
World rank
4th
of 215 countries
All-time high
4,409 kt
in 2050
All-time low
2,838 kt
in 1962
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States, 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 United States is 4,409 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 United States peaked at 4,409 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 2,838 kt, in 1962.

United States ranks 4th of 215 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 United States, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in United States, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 3,026 kt
1962 2,838 kt -6.2%
1963 3,002 kt +5.8%
1964 2,922 kt -2.6%
1965 2,919 kt -0.1%
1966 2,985 kt +2.3%
1967 3,259 kt +9.2%
1968 3,032 kt -7.0%
1969 2,856 kt -5.8%
1970 2,902 kt +1.6%
1971 3,224 kt +11.1%
1972 2,968 kt -8.0%
1973 3,257 kt +9.7%
1974 3,559 kt +9.3%
1975 3,714 kt +4.3%
1976 3,876 kt +4.4%
1977 3,811 kt -1.7%
1978 3,682 kt -3.4%
1979 3,789 kt +2.9%
1980 3,951 kt +4.3%
1981 4,167 kt +5.4%
1982 4,045 kt -2.9%
1983 2,962 kt -26.8%
1984 3,837 kt +29.5%
1985 3,923 kt +2.3%
1986 3,619 kt -7.7%
1987 3,189 kt -11.9%
1988 3,112 kt -2.4%
1989 3,493 kt +12.3%
1990 3,683 kt +5.4%
1991 3,584 kt -2.7%
1992 3,791 kt +5.8%
1993 3,436 kt -9.4%
1994 3,797 kt +10.5%
1995 3,502 kt -7.8%
1996 3,806 kt +8.7%
1997 3,814 kt +0.2%
1998 3,757 kt -1.5%
1999 3,604 kt -4.1%
2000 3,658 kt +1.5%
2001 3,454 kt -5.6%
2002 3,433 kt -0.6%
2003 3,599 kt +4.9%
2004 3,660 kt +1.7%
2005 3,719 kt +1.6%
2006 3,486 kt -6.3%
2007 4,153 kt +19.1%
2008 3,926 kt -5.5%
2009 3,876 kt -1.3%
2010 3,926 kt +1.3%
2011 3,969 kt +1.1%
2012 4,153 kt +4.6%
2013 4,097 kt -1.3%
2014 3,958 kt -3.4%
2015 3,870 kt -2.2%
2016 4,061 kt +4.9%
2017 3,797 kt -6.5%
2018 3,784 kt -0.3%
2019 3,744 kt -1.1%
2020 3,783 kt +1.1%
2021 3,879 kt +2.5%
2022 3,608 kt -7.0%
2023 3,947 kt +9.4%
2030 4,274 kt +8.3%
2050 4,409 kt +3.2%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 4,409 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.27 kt, 391.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,982 kt 2,838 kt 3,259 kt 9
1970s 3,478 kt 2,902 kt 3,876 kt 10
1980s 3,630 kt 2,962 kt 4,167 kt 10
1990s 3,677 kt 3,436 kt 3,814 kt 10
2000s 3,696 kt 3,433 kt 4,153 kt 10
2010s 3,936 kt 3,744 kt 4,153 kt 10
2020s 3,804 kt 3,608 kt 3,947 kt 4
2030s 4,274 kt 4,274 kt 4,274 kt 1
2050s 4,409 kt 4,409 kt 4,409 kt 1

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 1 OECD 8,091 kt compare
  2. 2 China 5,378 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 5,359 kt compare
  4. 5 India 3,651 kt compare
  5. 6 Brazil 2,223 kt compare
  6. 7 USSR 2,038 kt compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in United States?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in United States was 4,409 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 4,409 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 2,838 kt in 1962.
How does United States rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq)?
United States ranks 4th out of 215 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this United States 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
248 places, 14,483 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