Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 3,827 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
3,827 kt
Rank
2nd
of 20 groups
All-time high
4,067 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,489 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2050

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

Analysis

In 2050, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 3,827 kt.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 4,067 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,489 kt, in 1961.

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd of 20 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 1,489 kt
1962 1,539 kt +3.3%
1963 1,567 kt +1.9%
1964 1,617 kt +3.2%
1965 1,641 kt +1.4%
1966 1,639 kt -0.1%
1967 1,676 kt +2.3%
1968 1,681 kt +0.3%
1969 1,688 kt +0.4%
1970 1,681 kt -0.4%
1971 1,658 kt -1.4%
1972 1,671 kt +0.8%
1973 1,669 kt -0.1%
1974 1,699 kt +1.8%
1975 1,729 kt +1.8%
1976 1,720 kt -0.5%
1977 1,717 kt -0.2%
1978 1,759 kt +2.4%
1979 1,712 kt -2.7%
1980 1,759 kt +2.8%
1981 1,778 kt +1.1%
1982 1,787 kt +0.5%
1983 1,782 kt -0.3%
1984 1,790 kt +0.4%
1985 1,866 kt +4.2%
1986 1,934 kt +3.6%
1987 1,912 kt -1.2%
1988 2,007 kt +5.0%
1989 2,066 kt +3.0%
1990 2,027 kt -1.9%
1991 2,012 kt -0.7%
1992 2,031 kt +1.0%
1993 2,068 kt +1.8%
1994 2,093 kt +1.2%
1995 2,094 kt +0.1%
1996 2,188 kt +4.5%
1997 2,200 kt +0.5%
1998 2,248 kt +2.2%
1999 2,267 kt +0.8%
2000 2,252 kt -0.6%
2001 2,297 kt +2.0%
2002 2,376 kt +3.4%
2003 2,624 kt +10.4%
2004 2,588 kt -1.4%
2005 2,748 kt +6.2%
2006 2,735 kt -0.5%
2007 2,772 kt +1.4%
2008 3,015 kt +8.7%
2009 3,021 kt +0.2%
2010 3,232 kt +7.0%
2011 3,283 kt +1.6%
2012 3,281 kt -0.0%
2013 3,420 kt +4.2%
2014 3,483 kt +1.8%
2015 3,422 kt -1.8%
2016 3,570 kt +4.3%
2017 3,720 kt +4.2%
2018 3,742 kt +0.6%
2019 3,670 kt -1.9%
2020 3,866 kt +5.3%
2021 3,933 kt +1.7%
2022 3,956 kt +0.6%
2023 4,067 kt +2.8%
2030 3,364 kt -17.3%
2050 3,827 kt +13.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,615 kt 1,489 kt 1,688 kt 9
1970s 1,701 kt 1,658 kt 1,759 kt 10
1980s 1,868 kt 1,759 kt 2,066 kt 10
1990s 2,123 kt 2,012 kt 2,267 kt 10
2000s 2,643 kt 2,252 kt 3,021 kt 10
2010s 3,482 kt 3,232 kt 3,742 kt 10
2020s 3,955 kt 3,866 kt 4,067 kt 4
2030s 3,364 kt 3,364 kt 3,364 kt 1
2050s 3,827 kt 3,827 kt 3,827 kt 1

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  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

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 3,827 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 4,067 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 1,489 kt in 1961.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 20 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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