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

United States: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 868.7 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
868.7 kt
World rank
4th
of 215 countries
All-time high
868.7 kt
in 2050
All-time low
559.15 kt
in 1962
Years of data
65
1961–2050

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

0200400600800196120052050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in United States is 868.7 kt, measured in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in United States peaked at 868.7 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 559.15 kt, in 1962.

That places United States 4th out of 215 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 United States, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in United States, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 596.22 kt
1962 559.15 kt -6.2%
1963 591.37 kt +5.8%
1964 575.79 kt -2.6%
1965 575.05 kt -0.1%
1966 588.06 kt +2.3%
1967 642.04 kt +9.2%
1968 597.34 kt -7.0%
1969 562.65 kt -5.8%
1970 571.74 kt +1.6%
1971 635.21 kt +11.1%
1972 584.7 kt -8.0%
1973 641.67 kt +9.7%
1974 701.3 kt +9.3%
1975 731.75 kt +4.3%
1976 763.65 kt +4.4%
1977 750.83 kt -1.7%
1978 725.52 kt -3.4%
1979 746.45 kt +2.9%
1980 778.52 kt +4.3%
1981 820.94 kt +5.4%
1982 797.01 kt -2.9%
1983 583.5 kt -26.8%
1984 755.89 kt +29.5%
1985 772.92 kt +2.3%
1986 713.12 kt -7.7%
1987 628.37 kt -11.9%
1988 613.1 kt -2.4%
1989 688.28 kt +12.3%
1990 725.65 kt +5.4%
1991 706.07 kt -2.7%
1992 746.98 kt +5.8%
1993 677.08 kt -9.4%
1994 748.1 kt +10.5%
1995 690.01 kt -7.8%
1996 749.82 kt +8.7%
1997 751.38 kt +0.2%
1998 740.17 kt -1.5%
1999 710.12 kt -4.1%
2000 720.72 kt +1.5%
2001 680.49 kt -5.6%
2002 676.31 kt -0.6%
2003 709.14 kt +4.9%
2004 721.09 kt +1.7%
2005 732.75 kt +1.6%
2006 686.83 kt -6.3%
2007 818.29 kt +19.1%
2008 773.59 kt -5.5%
2009 763.62 kt -1.3%
2010 773.62 kt +1.3%
2011 781.99 kt +1.1%
2012 818.21 kt +4.6%
2013 807.24 kt -1.3%
2014 779.74 kt -3.4%
2015 762.56 kt -2.2%
2016 800.09 kt +4.9%
2017 748.07 kt -6.5%
2018 745.5 kt -0.3%
2019 737.58 kt -1.1%
2020 745.34 kt +1.1%
2021 764.34 kt +2.5%
2022 710.89 kt -7.0%
2023 777.7 kt +9.4%
2030 841.98 kt +8.3%
2050 868.7 kt +3.2%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 868.7 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.23 kt, 390.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 587.52 kt 559.15 kt 642.04 kt 9
1970s 685.28 kt 571.74 kt 763.65 kt 10
1980s 715.17 kt 583.5 kt 820.94 kt 10
1990s 724.54 kt 677.08 kt 751.38 kt 10
2000s 728.28 kt 676.31 kt 818.29 kt 10
2010s 775.46 kt 737.58 kt 818.21 kt 10
2020s 749.57 kt 710.89 kt 777.7 kt 4
2030s 841.98 kt 841.98 kt 841.98 kt 1
2050s 868.7 kt 868.7 kt 868.7 kt 1

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 1 OECD 1,594 kt compare
  2. 2 China 1,060 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 1,056 kt compare
  4. 5 India 719.34 kt compare
  5. 6 Brazil 437.91 kt compare
  6. 7 USSR 401.63 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in United States?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in United States was 868.7 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 United States?
The highest recorded value was 868.7 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 559.15 kt in 1962.
How does United States rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
United States ranks 4th out of 215 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this United States 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
248 places, 14,483 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