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

Northern America: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 3,947 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
3,947 kt
Rank
10th
of 32 groups
All-time high
3,947 kt
in 2050
All-time low
2,521 kt
in 1970
Years of data
65
1961–2050

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k196120052050

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 Northern America is 3,947 kt, measured in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Northern America peaked at 3,947 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 2,521 kt, in 1970.

Northern America ranks 10th of 32 groups on this measure, 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 Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Northern America, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 2,752 kt
1962 2,620 kt -4.8%
1963 2,764 kt +5.5%
1964 2,730 kt -1.2%
1965 2,713 kt -0.6%
1966 2,785 kt +2.6%
1967 3,012 kt +8.2%
1968 2,824 kt -6.2%
1969 2,629 kt -6.9%
1970 2,521 kt -4.1%
1971 2,869 kt +13.8%
1972 2,685 kt -6.4%
1973 2,945 kt +9.7%
1974 3,173 kt +7.8%
1975 3,317 kt +4.5%
1976 3,506 kt +5.7%
1977 3,422 kt -2.4%
1978 3,341 kt -2.4%
1979 3,432 kt +2.7%
1980 3,589 kt +4.6%
1981 3,808 kt +6.1%
1982 3,711 kt -2.5%
1983 2,873 kt -22.6%
1984 3,566 kt +24.1%
1985 3,650 kt +2.4%
1986 3,412 kt -6.5%
1987 3,043 kt -10.8%
1988 2,964 kt -2.6%
1989 3,298 kt +11.3%
1990 3,462 kt +5.0%
1991 3,389 kt -2.1%
1992 3,527 kt +4.1%
1993 3,210 kt -9.0%
1994 3,447 kt +7.4%
1995 3,224 kt -6.5%
1996 3,509 kt +8.8%
1997 3,486 kt -0.6%
1998 3,424 kt -1.8%
1999 3,295 kt -3.8%
2000 3,349 kt +1.7%
2001 3,190 kt -4.8%
2002 3,117 kt -2.3%
2003 3,292 kt +5.6%
2004 3,304 kt +0.4%
2005 3,353 kt +1.5%
2006 3,172 kt -5.4%
2007 3,699 kt +16.6%
2008 3,544 kt -4.2%
2009 3,491 kt -1.5%
2010 3,497 kt +0.2%
2011 3,542 kt +1.3%
2012 3,729 kt +5.3%
2013 3,718 kt -0.3%
2014 3,561 kt -4.2%
2015 3,498 kt -1.8%
2016 3,639 kt +4.0%
2017 3,427 kt -5.8%
2018 3,445 kt +0.5%
2019 3,408 kt -1.1%
2020 3,447 kt +1.2%
2021 3,504 kt +1.6%
2022 3,311 kt -5.5%
2023 3,607 kt +8.9%
2030 3,833 kt +6.3%
2050 3,947 kt +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,759 kt 2,620 kt 3,012 kt 9
1970s 3,121 kt 2,521 kt 3,506 kt 10
1980s 3,391 kt 2,873 kt 3,808 kt 10
1990s 3,397 kt 3,210 kt 3,527 kt 10
2000s 3,351 kt 3,117 kt 3,699 kt 10
2010s 3,546 kt 3,408 kt 3,729 kt 10
2020s 3,467 kt 3,311 kt 3,607 kt 4
2030s 3,833 kt 3,833 kt 3,833 kt 1
2050s 3,947 kt 3,947 kt 3,947 kt 1

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 235.34 kt compare
  2. 7 Indonesia 1,021 kt compare
  3. 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 225.79 kt compare
  4. 8 Nigeria 629.14 kt compare
  5. 9 Russian Federation 593.89 kt compare
  6. 10 Mexico 588.52 kt compare
  7. 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 110.44 kt compare
  8. 11 Argentina 585.14 kt compare
  9. 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 99.02 kt compare
  10. 12 Bangladesh 509.94 kt compare
  11. 12 Syrian Arab Republic 97.62 kt compare
  12. 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 63.43 kt compare
  13. 13 Australia and New Zealand 502.27 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Northern America?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Northern America was 3,947 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 Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 3,947 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 2,521 kt in 1970.
How does Northern America rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Northern America ranks 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Northern America 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