Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Africa

Africa: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 1,040 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
1,040 kt
Rank
8th
of 32 groups
All-time high
1,092 kt
in 2023
All-time low
375.08 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Africa, 1961–2050

4006008001.0k196120052050

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

Analysis

In 2050, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Africa stood at 1,040 kt.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Africa peaked at 1,092 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 375.08 kt, in 1961.

Africa ranks 8th 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 N2O in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 375.08 kt
1962 385.65 kt +2.8%
1963 391.54 kt +1.5%
1964 403.12 kt +3.0%
1965 405.26 kt +0.5%
1966 404.44 kt -0.2%
1967 426.62 kt +5.5%
1968 437.67 kt +2.6%
1969 439.53 kt +0.4%
1970 440.03 kt +0.1%
1971 445.33 kt +1.2%
1972 457.2 kt +2.7%
1973 444.96 kt -2.7%
1974 462.82 kt +4.0%
1975 466.32 kt +0.8%
1976 478.51 kt +2.6%
1977 457.02 kt -4.5%
1978 455.83 kt -0.3%
1979 452.67 kt -0.7%
1980 454.37 kt +0.4%
1981 452.62 kt -0.4%
1982 464.28 kt +2.6%
1983 482.33 kt +3.9%
1984 486.99 kt +1.0%
1985 505.7 kt +3.8%
1986 548.6 kt +8.5%
1987 567.31 kt +3.4%
1988 576.48 kt +1.6%
1989 599.7 kt +4.0%
1990 598.4 kt -0.2%
1991 608.68 kt +1.7%
1992 606.77 kt -0.3%
1993 621.29 kt +2.4%
1994 644.22 kt +3.7%
1995 610.69 kt -5.2%
1996 634.12 kt +3.8%
1997 626.65 kt -1.2%
1998 630.97 kt +0.7%
1999 605.84 kt -4.0%
2000 601.84 kt -0.7%
2001 602.66 kt +0.1%
2002 630.88 kt +4.7%
2003 695.39 kt +10.2%
2004 690.14 kt -0.8%
2005 728.22 kt +5.5%
2006 707.5 kt -2.8%
2007 701.56 kt -0.8%
2008 758.03 kt +8.0%
2009 745.87 kt -1.6%
2010 815.99 kt +9.4%
2011 856.53 kt +5.0%
2012 890.59 kt +4.0%
2013 918.46 kt +3.1%
2014 939.96 kt +2.3%
2015 935.98 kt -0.4%
2016 963.54 kt +2.9%
2017 1,024 kt +6.2%
2018 1,020 kt -0.3%
2019 1,029 kt +0.9%
2020 1,047 kt +1.7%
2021 1,061 kt +1.3%
2022 1,066 kt +0.5%
2023 1,092 kt +2.4%
2030 902.7 kt -17.3%
2050 1,040 kt +15.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 407.66 kt 375.08 kt 439.53 kt 9
1970s 456.07 kt 440.03 kt 478.51 kt 10
1980s 513.84 kt 452.62 kt 599.7 kt 10
1990s 618.76 kt 598.4 kt 644.22 kt 10
2000s 686.21 kt 601.84 kt 758.03 kt 10
2010s 939.42 kt 815.99 kt 1,029 kt 10
2020s 1,066 kt 1,047 kt 1,092 kt 4
2030s 902.7 kt 902.7 kt 902.7 kt 1
2050s 1,040 kt 1,040 kt 1,040 kt 1

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 5 Brazil 437.91 kt compare
  2. 5 United Republic of Tanzania 68.48 kt compare
  3. 6 Türkiye 60.13 kt compare
  4. 6 USSR 401.63 kt compare
  5. 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 57.74 kt compare
  6. 7 Indonesia 250.64 kt compare
  7. 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 55.41 kt compare
  8. 8 Nigeria 154.36 kt compare
  9. 9 Russian Federation 145.72 kt compare
  10. 10 Mexico 144.4 kt compare
  11. 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27.11 kt compare
  12. 11 Argentina 143.58 kt compare
  13. 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 24.3 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Africa?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Africa was 1,040 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1,092 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 375.08 kt in 1961.
How does Africa rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Africa ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Africa 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 N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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