Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC in France

France: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC was 31.65 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
31.65 kt
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
13th
of 40 countries
All-time high
84.07 kt
in 1998
All-time low
31.15 kt
in 2016
Years of data
31
1990–2020

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

0204060801990200520201990: 77.5 kt1991: 79.5 kt1992: 79.8 kt1993: 76.9 kt1994: 78.1 kt1995: 76.2 kt1996: 81 kt1997: 80.4 kt1998: 84.1 kt1999: 82.1 kt2000: 82.6 kt2001: 71.2 kt2002: 71.6 kt2003: 58.5 kt2004: 60.2 kt2005: 51.8 kt2006: 50.6 kt2007: 47.8 kt2008: 51 kt2009: 51.1 kt2010: 48.1 kt2011: 45.5 kt2012: 44.1 kt2013: 38.3 kt2014: 37.5 kt2015: 36.8 kt2016: 31.1 kt2017: 34.9 kt2018: 32.7 kt2019: 35.2 kt2020: 31.6 kt

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 (ar5) — unfccc in France is 31.65 kt, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in France peaked at 84.07 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 31.15 kt, in 2016.

France ranks 13th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 79.57 kt 76.23 kt 84.07 kt 10
2000s 59.64 kt 47.79 kt 82.63 kt 10
2010s 38.43 kt 31.15 kt 48.1 kt 10
2020s 31.65 kt 31.65 kt 31.65 kt 1

Countries ranked near France

  1. 10 Canada 45.55 kt compare
  2. 11 Portugal 36.68 kt compare
  3. 12 Malaysia 34.87 kt compare
  4. 14 Poland, Republic of 31 kt compare
  5. 15 Chile 30.8 kt compare
  6. 16 Bulgaria 27.15 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 France?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in France was 31.65 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 France?
The highest recorded value was 84.07 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 31.15 kt in 2016.
How does France rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc?
France ranks 13th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
Is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France 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