Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC in Annex I countries

Annex I countries: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC was 1,714 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1,714 kt
Change on year
up 15.7%
Rank
1st
of 5 groups
All-time high
3,383 kt
in 1992
All-time low
1,481 kt
in 2019
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC in Annex I countries, 1990–2020

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200520201990: 3.2k kt1991: 3.1k kt1992: 3.4k kt1993: 3.2k kt1994: 2.9k kt1995: 2.6k kt1996: 3.3k kt1997: 3.0k kt1998: 3.2k kt1999: 2.9k kt2000: 3.0k kt2001: 2.4k kt2002: 2.5k kt2003: 2.5k kt2004: 2.2k kt2005: 2.0k kt2006: 2.0k kt2007: 2.3k kt2008: 1.8k kt2009: 1.9k kt2010: 1.7k kt2011: 1.7k kt2012: 2.1k kt2013: 1.8k kt2014: 1.7k kt2015: 1.8k kt2016: 1.7k kt2017: 1.7k kt2018: 1.5k kt2019: 1.5k kt2020: 1.7k kt

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

Analysis

Annex I countries recorded 1,714 kt for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in 2020.

That represents a change of up 15.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in Annex I countries peaked at 3,383 kt in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1,481 kt, in 2019.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,080 kt 2,594 kt 3,383 kt 10
2000s 2,245 kt 1,805 kt 2,950 kt 10
2010s 1,714 kt 1,481 kt 2,123 kt 10
2020s 1,714 kt 1,714 kt 1,714 kt 1

Countries ranked near Annex I countries

  1. 1 Brazil 4,830 kt compare
  2. 2 Mexico 1,047 kt compare
  3. 3 Romania 585.69 kt compare
  4. 4 Argentina 181.72 kt compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in Annex I countries?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in Annex I countries was 1,714 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Annex I countries?
The highest recorded value was 3,383 kt in 1992.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Annex I countries?
The lowest recorded value was 1,481 kt in 2019.
How does Annex I countries rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc?
Annex I countries ranks 1st out of 5 groups with data for 2020.
Is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in Annex I countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Annex I countries 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) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
48 places, 1,025 data points, 1990–2020
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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