Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States

United States: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 646.92 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
646.92 kt
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
5th
of 45 countries
All-time high
749.12 kt
in 2003
All-time low
469.47 kt
in 1995
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States, 1990–2020

02004006008001990200520201990: 566 kt1991: 534.4 kt1992: 572.1 kt1993: 585.6 kt1994: 560.1 kt1995: 469.5 kt1996: 629.5 kt1997: 603.3 kt1998: 572.2 kt1999: 587.1 kt2000: 543.9 kt2001: 571.1 kt2002: 627 kt2003: 749.1 kt2004: 638.2 kt2005: 652.4 kt2006: 566.2 kt2007: 618.3 kt2008: 635.4 kt2009: 594 kt2010: 687.6 kt2011: 543.5 kt2012: 601.4 kt2013: 640.7 kt2014: 666.5 kt2015: 661.6 kt2016: 648.7 kt2017: 650.6 kt2018: 646.3 kt2019: 649.4 kt2020: 646.9 kt

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

Analysis

United States recorded 646.92 kt for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United States peaked at 749.12 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 469.47 kt, in 1995.

United States ranks 5th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 566.01 kt
1991 534.38 kt -5.6%
1992 572.06 kt +7.1%
1993 585.58 kt +2.4%
1994 560.08 kt -4.4%
1995 469.47 kt -16.2%
1996 629.52 kt +34.1%
1997 603.26 kt -4.2%
1998 572.17 kt -5.2%
1999 587.08 kt +2.6%
2000 543.94 kt -7.3%
2001 571.07 kt +5.0%
2002 626.96 kt +9.8%
2003 749.12 kt +19.5%
2004 638.23 kt -14.8%
2005 652.41 kt +2.2%
2006 566.24 kt -13.2%
2007 618.26 kt +9.2%
2008 635.37 kt +2.8%
2009 593.97 kt -6.5%
2010 687.58 kt +15.8%
2011 543.53 kt -21.0%
2012 601.37 kt +10.6%
2013 640.68 kt +6.5%
2014 666.49 kt +4.0%
2015 661.61 kt -0.7%
2016 648.74 kt -1.9%
2017 650.61 kt +0.3%
2018 646.34 kt -0.7%
2019 649.36 kt +0.5%
2020 646.92 kt -0.4%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 646.92 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.44 kt, 20.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 567.96 kt 469.47 kt 629.52 kt 10
2000s 619.56 kt 543.94 kt 749.12 kt 10
2010s 639.63 kt 543.53 kt 687.58 kt 10
2020s 646.92 kt 646.92 kt 646.92 kt 1

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 2 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,560 kt compare
  2. 3 Mexico 1,330 kt compare
  3. 4 Romania 755.06 kt compare
  4. 6 Australia 224.14 kt compare
  5. 7 Uzbekistan 217.34 kt compare
  6. 8 Argentina 210.07 kt compare

See the full ranking of 50 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United States?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United States was 646.92 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 749.12 kt in 2003.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 469.47 kt in 1995.
How does United States rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
United States ranks 5th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
Is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
50 places, 1,090 data points, 1990–2020
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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