Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) in USSR

USSR: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,038 kt in 1991. ▼ Falling

Latest (1991)
2,038 kt
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
6th
of 183 countries
All-time high
3,204 kt
in 1962
All-time low
2,038 kt
in 1991
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) in USSR, 1961–1991

01.0k2.0k3.0k1961197619911961: 3.1k kt1962: 3.2k kt1963: 3.1k kt1964: 3.0k kt1965: 3.0k kt1966: 3.0k kt1967: 2.9k kt1968: 2.9k kt1969: 2.9k kt1970: 2.8k kt1971: 2.7k kt1972: 2.6k kt1973: 2.7k kt1974: 2.6k kt1975: 2.6k kt1976: 2.6k kt1977: 2.7k kt1978: 2.6k kt1979: 2.5k kt1980: 2.6k kt1981: 2.6k kt1982: 2.6k kt1983: 2.3k kt1984: 2.3k kt1985: 2.3k kt1986: 2.3k kt1987: 2.2k kt1988: 2.3k kt1989: 2.2k kt1990: 2.1k kt1991: 2.0k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in USSR is 2,038 kt, measured in 1991. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in USSR peaked at 3,204 kt in 1962 and was at its lowest, 2,038 kt, in 1991.

USSR ranks 6th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in USSR, 1961 to 1991.
Year kt Change
1961 3,051 kt
1962 3,204 kt +5.0%
1963 3,099 kt -3.3%
1964 3,048 kt -1.7%
1965 2,954 kt -3.1%
1966 2,951 kt -0.1%
1967 2,867 kt -2.9%
1968 2,863 kt -0.1%
1969 2,866 kt +0.1%
1970 2,790 kt -2.6%
1971 2,745 kt -1.6%
1972 2,602 kt -5.2%
1973 2,713 kt +4.3%
1974 2,645 kt -2.5%
1975 2,610 kt -1.3%
1976 2,579 kt -1.2%
1977 2,681 kt +4.0%
1978 2,637 kt -1.6%
1979 2,454 kt -7.0%
1980 2,628 kt +7.1%
1981 2,596 kt -1.2%
1982 2,582 kt -0.5%
1983 2,314 kt -10.4%
1984 2,328 kt +0.6%
1985 2,350 kt +1.0%
1986 2,265 kt -3.6%
1987 2,223 kt -1.9%
1988 2,262 kt +1.8%
1989 2,217 kt -2.0%
1990 2,113 kt -4.7%
1991 2,038 kt -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,989 kt 2,863 kt 3,204 kt 9
1970s 2,646 kt 2,454 kt 2,790 kt 10
1980s 2,376 kt 2,217 kt 2,628 kt 10
1990s 2,076 kt 2,038 kt 2,113 kt 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 3 China, mainland 5,359 kt compare
  2. 4 India 3,651 kt compare
  3. 5 Brazil 2,223 kt compare
  4. 7 Indonesia 1,272 kt compare
  5. 8 Nigeria 783.5 kt compare
  6. 9 Russian Federation 739.62 kt

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in USSR?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in USSR was 2,038 kt in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 3,204 kt in 1962.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 2,038 kt in 1991.
How does USSR rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq)?
USSR ranks 6th out of 183 countries with data for 1991.
Is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this USSR 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