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

OECD: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 1,594 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
1,594 kt
World rank
1st
of 183 countries
All-time high
1,594 kt
in 2050
All-time low
1,208 kt
in 1962
Years of data
65
1961–2050

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

05001.0k1.5k196120052050

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

Analysis

In 2050, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in OECD stood at 1,594 kt. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in OECD peaked at 1,594 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 1,208 kt, in 1962.

That places OECD 1st out of 183 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in OECD, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in OECD, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 1,227 kt
1962 1,208 kt -1.6%
1963 1,249 kt +3.4%
1964 1,260 kt +0.9%
1965 1,259 kt -0.0%
1966 1,290 kt +2.5%
1967 1,341 kt +3.9%
1968 1,316 kt -1.9%
1969 1,251 kt -4.9%
1970 1,208 kt -3.4%
1971 1,304 kt +7.9%
1972 1,257 kt -3.6%
1973 1,327 kt +5.6%
1974 1,371 kt +3.3%
1975 1,402 kt +2.2%
1976 1,450 kt +3.4%
1977 1,442 kt -0.6%
1978 1,426 kt -1.1%
1979 1,426 kt +0.0%
1980 1,484 kt +4.1%
1981 1,553 kt +4.7%
1982 1,493 kt -3.9%
1983 1,333 kt -10.7%
1984 1,493 kt +12.0%
1985 1,526 kt +2.2%
1986 1,448 kt -5.1%
1987 1,344 kt -7.1%
1988 1,317 kt -2.0%
1989 1,403 kt +6.5%
1990 1,449 kt +3.3%
1991 1,432 kt -1.2%
1992 1,455 kt +1.6%
1993 1,390 kt -4.4%
1994 1,463 kt +5.2%
1995 1,399 kt -4.4%
1996 1,491 kt +6.6%
1997 1,493 kt +0.2%
1998 1,478 kt -1.1%
1999 1,434 kt -3.0%
2000 1,469 kt +2.5%
2001 1,441 kt -1.9%
2002 1,410 kt -2.1%
2003 1,447 kt +2.6%
2004 1,483 kt +2.5%
2005 1,468 kt -1.0%
2006 1,409 kt -4.0%
2007 1,525 kt +8.2%
2008 1,513 kt -0.8%
2009 1,475 kt -2.5%
2010 1,493 kt +1.2%
2011 1,488 kt -0.3%
2012 1,555 kt +4.5%
2013 1,553 kt -0.2%
2014 1,514 kt -2.5%
2015 1,490 kt -1.6%
2016 1,513 kt +1.5%
2017 1,454 kt -3.9%
2018 1,434 kt -1.4%
2019 1,417 kt -1.2%
2020 1,426 kt +0.6%
2021 1,472 kt +3.2%
2022 1,418 kt -3.7%
2023 1,480 kt +4.4%
2030 1,576 kt +6.5%
2050 1,594 kt +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,267 kt 1,208 kt 1,341 kt 9
1970s 1,361 kt 1,208 kt 1,450 kt 10
1980s 1,440 kt 1,317 kt 1,553 kt 10
1990s 1,448 kt 1,390 kt 1,493 kt 10
2000s 1,464 kt 1,409 kt 1,525 kt 10
2010s 1,491 kt 1,417 kt 1,555 kt 10
2020s 1,449 kt 1,418 kt 1,480 kt 4
2030s 1,576 kt 1,576 kt 1,576 kt 1
2050s 1,594 kt 1,594 kt 1,594 kt 1

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 2 China 1,060 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 1,056 kt compare
  3. 4 India 719.34 kt compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in OECD?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in OECD was 1,594 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 OECD?
The highest recorded value was 1,594 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 1,208 kt in 1962.
How does OECD rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
OECD ranks 1st out of 183 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this OECD 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