Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in United States of America

United States of America: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 3,540 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
3,540 kt
Rank
11th
of 32 groups
All-time high
3,540 kt
in 2050
All-time low
2,279 kt
in 1962
Years of data
65
1961–2050

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

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded 3,540 kt for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 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 United States of America peaked at 3,540 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 2,279 kt, in 1962.

That places United States of America 11th 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 United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in United States of America, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 2,430 kt
1962 2,279 kt -6.2%
1963 2,410 kt +5.8%
1964 2,347 kt -2.6%
1965 2,344 kt -0.1%
1966 2,397 kt +2.3%
1967 2,617 kt +9.2%
1968 2,434 kt -7.0%
1969 2,293 kt -5.8%
1970 2,330 kt +1.6%
1971 2,589 kt +11.1%
1972 2,383 kt -8.0%
1973 2,615 kt +9.7%
1974 2,858 kt +9.3%
1975 2,982 kt +4.3%
1976 3,112 kt +4.4%
1977 3,060 kt -1.7%
1978 2,957 kt -3.4%
1979 3,042 kt +2.9%
1980 3,173 kt +4.3%
1981 3,346 kt +5.4%
1982 3,248 kt -2.9%
1983 2,378 kt -26.8%
1984 3,081 kt +29.5%
1985 3,150 kt +2.3%
1986 2,906 kt -7.7%
1987 2,561 kt -11.9%
1988 2,499 kt -2.4%
1989 2,805 kt +12.3%
1990 2,957 kt +5.4%
1991 2,878 kt -2.7%
1992 3,044 kt +5.8%
1993 2,759 kt -9.4%
1994 3,049 kt +10.5%
1995 2,812 kt -7.8%
1996 3,056 kt +8.7%
1997 3,062 kt +0.2%
1998 3,017 kt -1.5%
1999 2,894 kt -4.1%
2000 2,937 kt +1.5%
2001 2,773 kt -5.6%
2002 2,756 kt -0.6%
2003 2,890 kt +4.9%
2004 2,939 kt +1.7%
2005 2,986 kt +1.6%
2006 2,799 kt -6.3%
2007 3,335 kt +19.1%
2008 3,153 kt -5.5%
2009 3,112 kt -1.3%
2010 3,153 kt +1.3%
2011 3,187 kt +1.1%
2012 3,335 kt +4.6%
2013 3,290 kt -1.3%
2014 3,178 kt -3.4%
2015 3,108 kt -2.2%
2016 3,261 kt +4.9%
2017 3,049 kt -6.5%
2018 3,038 kt -0.3%
2019 3,006 kt -1.1%
2020 3,038 kt +1.1%
2021 3,115 kt +2.5%
2022 2,897 kt -7.0%
2023 3,170 kt +9.4%
2030 3,432 kt +8.3%
2050 3,540 kt +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,394 kt 2,279 kt 2,617 kt 9
1970s 2,793 kt 2,330 kt 3,112 kt 10
1980s 2,915 kt 2,378 kt 3,346 kt 10
1990s 2,953 kt 2,759 kt 3,062 kt 10
2000s 2,968 kt 2,756 kt 3,335 kt 10
2010s 3,160 kt 3,006 kt 3,335 kt 10
2020s 3,055 kt 2,897 kt 3,170 kt 4
2030s 3,432 kt 3,432 kt 3,432 kt 1
2050s 3,540 kt 3,540 kt 3,540 kt 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 225.79 kt compare
  2. 8 Nigeria 629.14 kt compare
  3. 9 Russian Federation 593.89 kt compare
  4. 10 Mexico 588.52 kt compare
  5. 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 110.44 kt compare
  6. 11 Argentina 585.14 kt compare
  7. 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 99.02 kt compare
  8. 12 Bangladesh 509.94 kt compare
  9. 12 Syrian Arab Republic 97.62 kt compare
  10. 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 63.43 kt compare
  11. 13 Australia and New Zealand 502.27 kt compare
  12. 14 Australia 499.07 kt compare
  13. 14 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 61.49 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in United States of America?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in United States of America was 3,540 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 United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 3,540 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 2,279 kt in 1962.
How does United States of America rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
United States of America ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this United States of 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