Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Americas

Americas: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 7,933 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
7,933 kt
Rank
3rd
of 32 groups
All-time high
7,984 kt
in 2023
All-time low
4,802 kt
in 1962
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Americas, 1961–2050

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196120052050

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

Analysis

In 2050, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas stood at 7,933 kt.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas peaked at 7,984 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,802 kt, in 1962.

Americas ranks 3rd of 32 groups 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) from CH4 in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Americas, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 4,905 kt
1962 4,802 kt -2.1%
1963 5,095 kt +6.1%
1964 5,200 kt +2.1%
1965 5,259 kt +1.1%
1966 5,361 kt +1.9%
1967 5,646 kt +5.3%
1968 5,490 kt -2.8%
1969 5,264 kt -4.1%
1970 5,246 kt -0.4%
1971 5,675 kt +8.2%
1972 5,383 kt -5.1%
1973 5,601 kt +4.0%
1974 5,871 kt +4.8%
1975 6,078 kt +3.5%
1976 6,412 kt +5.5%
1977 6,303 kt -1.7%
1978 6,159 kt -2.3%
1979 6,168 kt +0.1%
1980 6,429 kt +4.2%
1981 6,788 kt +5.6%
1982 6,677 kt -1.6%
1983 5,720 kt -14.3%
1984 6,502 kt +13.7%
1985 6,664 kt +2.5%
1986 6,477 kt -2.8%
1987 6,226 kt -3.9%
1988 6,033 kt -3.1%
1989 6,274 kt +4.0%
1990 6,298 kt +0.4%
1991 6,354 kt +0.9%
1992 6,563 kt +3.3%
1993 6,101 kt -7.0%
1994 6,570 kt +7.7%
1995 6,370 kt -3.0%
1996 6,503 kt +2.1%
1997 6,602 kt +1.5%
1998 6,339 kt -4.0%
1999 6,194 kt -2.3%
2000 6,329 kt +2.2%
2001 6,257 kt -1.1%
2002 6,077 kt -2.9%
2003 6,367 kt +4.8%
2004 6,395 kt +0.4%
2005 6,349 kt -0.7%
2006 6,212 kt -2.2%
2007 6,954 kt +11.9%
2008 7,002 kt +0.7%
2009 6,734 kt -3.8%
2010 6,740 kt +0.1%
2011 6,894 kt +2.3%
2012 7,202 kt +4.5%
2013 7,398 kt +2.7%
2014 7,250 kt -2.0%
2015 7,162 kt -1.2%
2016 7,304 kt +2.0%
2017 7,382 kt +1.1%
2018 7,338 kt -0.6%
2019 7,367 kt +0.4%
2020 7,565 kt +2.7%
2021 7,701 kt +1.8%
2022 7,716 kt +0.2%
2023 7,984 kt +3.5%
2030 7,575 kt -5.1%
2050 7,933 kt +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5,225 kt 4,802 kt 5,646 kt 9
1970s 5,890 kt 5,246 kt 6,412 kt 10
1980s 6,379 kt 5,720 kt 6,788 kt 10
1990s 6,389 kt 6,101 kt 6,602 kt 10
2000s 6,468 kt 6,077 kt 7,002 kt 10
2010s 7,204 kt 6,740 kt 7,398 kt 10
2020s 7,741 kt 7,565 kt 7,984 kt 4
2030s 7,575 kt 7,575 kt 7,575 kt 1
2050s 7,933 kt 7,933 kt 7,933 kt 1

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 1 OECD 6,497 kt compare
  2. 2 China 4,318 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 4,303 kt compare
  4. 3 Viet Nam 471.71 kt compare
  5. 4 India 2,932 kt compare
  6. 5 Brazil 1,785 kt compare
  7. 6 Türkiye 245.04 kt compare
  8. 6 USSR 1,637 kt compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Americas was 7,933 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 7,984 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 4,802 kt in 1962.
How does Americas rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Americas ranks 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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