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

Eastern Africa: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 1,644 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
1,644 kt
Rank
17th
of 32 groups
All-time high
1,655 kt
in 2023
All-time low
510.96 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

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

5007501.0k1.2k1.5k1.8k196120052050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Eastern Africa is 1,644 kt, measured in 2050.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Eastern Africa peaked at 1,655 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 510.96 kt, in 1961.

That places Eastern Africa 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2050, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Eastern Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 510.96 kt
1962 521.22 kt +2.0%
1963 538.81 kt +3.4%
1964 550.43 kt +2.2%
1965 589.49 kt +7.1%
1966 607.97 kt +3.1%
1967 613.08 kt +0.8%
1968 633.86 kt +3.4%
1969 652.05 kt +2.9%
1970 630.13 kt -3.4%
1971 642.88 kt +2.0%
1972 682.75 kt +6.2%
1973 676.89 kt -0.9%
1974 720.52 kt +6.4%
1975 696.14 kt -3.4%
1976 729.84 kt +4.8%
1977 699.96 kt -4.1%
1978 716.61 kt +2.4%
1979 666.57 kt -7.0%
1980 688.91 kt +3.4%
1981 688.18 kt -0.1%
1982 703.88 kt +2.3%
1983 721.83 kt +2.6%
1984 713.39 kt -1.2%
1985 774.12 kt +8.5%
1986 815.25 kt +5.3%
1987 803.4 kt -1.5%
1988 842.86 kt +4.9%
1989 872.05 kt +3.5%
1990 832.74 kt -4.5%
1991 822.7 kt -1.2%
1992 790.58 kt -3.9%
1993 801.09 kt +1.3%
1994 853.65 kt +6.6%
1995 860.15 kt +0.8%
1996 934.39 kt +8.6%
1997 922.98 kt -1.2%
1998 940.51 kt +1.9%
1999 898.04 kt -4.5%
2000 903.88 kt +0.7%
2001 912.63 kt +1.0%
2002 978.93 kt +7.3%
2003 1,166 kt +19.2%
2004 1,147 kt -1.7%
2005 1,252 kt +9.2%
2006 1,202 kt -4.0%
2007 1,173 kt -2.4%
2008 1,358 kt +15.8%
2009 1,288 kt -5.1%
2010 1,349 kt +4.7%
2011 1,398 kt +3.6%
2012 1,462 kt +4.6%
2013 1,460 kt -0.1%
2014 1,468 kt +0.5%
2015 1,428 kt -2.7%
2016 1,504 kt +5.3%
2017 1,536 kt +2.2%
2018 1,526 kt -0.7%
2019 1,459 kt -4.4%
2020 1,638 kt +12.2%
2021 1,613 kt -1.5%
2022 1,647 kt +2.1%
2023 1,655 kt +0.5%
2030 1,463 kt -11.6%
2050 1,644 kt +12.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 579.76 kt 510.96 kt 652.05 kt 9
1970s 686.23 kt 630.13 kt 729.84 kt 10
1980s 762.38 kt 688.18 kt 872.05 kt 10
1990s 865.68 kt 790.58 kt 940.51 kt 10
2000s 1,138 kt 903.88 kt 1,358 kt 10
2010s 1,459 kt 1,349 kt 1,536 kt 10
2020s 1,638 kt 1,613 kt 1,655 kt 4
2030s 1,463 kt 1,463 kt 1,463 kt 1
2050s 1,644 kt 1,644 kt 1,644 kt 1

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 14 Australia 499.07 kt compare
  2. 14 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 61.49 kt compare
  3. 15 Myanmar 491.95 kt compare
  4. 15 Republic of Moldova 51.62 kt compare
  5. 16 Thailand 466.56 kt compare
  6. 16 Timor-Leste 10.34 kt compare
  7. 17 Canada 406.39 kt compare
  8. 17 Melanesia 4.53 kt compare
  9. 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.0084 kt compare
  10. 18 Philippines 401.3 kt compare
  11. 18 Micronesia 0.0084 kt compare
  12. 19 South Africa 368.53 kt compare
  13. 20 Pakistan 367.78 kt compare
  14. 20 Polynesia 0.0028 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 Eastern Africa?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Eastern Africa was 1,644 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 Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1,655 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 510.96 kt in 1961.
How does Eastern Africa rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Eastern Africa ranks 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Eastern Africa 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