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

Southern Asia: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 4,364 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
4,364 kt
Rank
7th
of 32 groups
All-time high
5,695 kt
in 2023
All-time low
3,242 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k196120052050

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 Southern Asia is 4,364 kt, measured in 2050.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Southern Asia peaked at 5,695 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,242 kt, in 1961.

Southern Asia ranks 7th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 3,242 kt
1962 3,337 kt +2.9%
1963 3,353 kt +0.5%
1964 3,400 kt +1.4%
1965 3,438 kt +1.1%
1966 3,456 kt +0.5%
1967 3,541 kt +2.5%
1968 3,660 kt +3.3%
1969 3,782 kt +3.3%
1970 3,811 kt +0.8%
1971 3,811 kt +0.0%
1972 3,823 kt +0.3%
1973 3,929 kt +2.8%
1974 3,912 kt -0.4%
1975 4,001 kt +2.3%
1976 4,013 kt +0.3%
1977 4,107 kt +2.3%
1978 4,164 kt +1.4%
1979 4,151 kt -0.3%
1980 4,203 kt +1.3%
1981 4,253 kt +1.2%
1982 4,170 kt -1.9%
1983 4,323 kt +3.7%
1984 4,353 kt +0.7%
1985 4,326 kt -0.6%
1986 4,327 kt +0.0%
1987 4,229 kt -2.3%
1988 4,378 kt +3.5%
1989 4,447 kt +1.6%
1990 4,464 kt +0.4%
1991 4,477 kt +0.3%
1992 4,439 kt -0.9%
1993 4,535 kt +2.2%
1994 4,571 kt +0.8%
1995 4,607 kt +0.8%
1996 4,652 kt +1.0%
1997 4,684 kt +0.7%
1998 4,764 kt +1.7%
1999 4,813 kt +1.0%
2000 4,812 kt -0.0%
2001 4,742 kt -1.5%
2002 4,652 kt -1.9%
2003 4,790 kt +3.0%
2004 4,758 kt -0.7%
2005 4,876 kt +2.5%
2006 4,922 kt +0.9%
2007 5,062 kt +2.8%
2008 5,126 kt +1.3%
2009 4,977 kt -2.9%
2010 5,042 kt +1.3%
2011 5,171 kt +2.6%
2012 5,129 kt -0.8%
2013 5,273 kt +2.8%
2014 5,298 kt +0.5%
2015 5,266 kt -0.6%
2016 5,226 kt -0.8%
2017 5,255 kt +0.6%
2018 5,211 kt -0.8%
2019 5,219 kt +0.1%
2020 5,432 kt +4.1%
2021 5,512 kt +1.5%
2022 5,557 kt +0.8%
2023 5,695 kt +2.5%
2030 4,484 kt -21.3%
2050 4,364 kt -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,468 kt 3,242 kt 3,782 kt 9
1970s 3,972 kt 3,811 kt 4,164 kt 10
1980s 4,301 kt 4,170 kt 4,447 kt 10
1990s 4,600 kt 4,439 kt 4,813 kt 10
2000s 4,872 kt 4,652 kt 5,126 kt 10
2010s 5,209 kt 5,042 kt 5,298 kt 10
2020s 5,549 kt 5,432 kt 5,695 kt 4
2030s 4,484 kt 4,484 kt 4,484 kt 1
2050s 4,364 kt 4,364 kt 4,364 kt 1

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 4 India 2,932 kt compare
  2. 5 Brazil 1,785 kt compare
  3. 5 United Republic of Tanzania 279.08 kt compare
  4. 6 Türkiye 245.04 kt compare
  5. 6 USSR 1,637 kt compare
  6. 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 235.34 kt compare
  7. 7 Indonesia 1,021 kt compare
  8. 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 225.79 kt compare
  9. 8 Nigeria 629.14 kt compare
  10. 9 Russian Federation 593.89 kt compare
  11. 10 Mexico 588.52 kt compare
  12. 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 110.44 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 Southern Asia?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Southern Asia was 4,364 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 Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 5,695 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 3,242 kt in 1961.
How does Southern Asia rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Southern Asia ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Southern Asia 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
Last refreshed

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