Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States
United States: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC was 169.3 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2020, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in United States stood at 169.3 kt.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in United States peaked at 196.05 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 122.61 kt, in 1995.
United States ranks 5th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 146.64 kt | — |
| 1991 | 138.71 kt | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 148.51 kt | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 153.19 kt | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 145.34 kt | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 122.61 kt | -15.6% |
| 1996 | 162.72 kt | +32.7% |
| 1997 | 155.02 kt | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 148.28 kt | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 154.29 kt | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 143.16 kt | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 150.7 kt | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 163.79 kt | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 196.05 kt | +19.7% |
| 2004 | 168.15 kt | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 167.5 kt | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 145.79 kt | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 158.77 kt | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 163.22 kt | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 154.44 kt | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 175.99 kt | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 140.19 kt | -20.3% |
| 2012 | 155.16 kt | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 164.8 kt | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 172.56 kt | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 170.34 kt | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 169.29 kt | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 169.91 kt | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 169.22 kt | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 169.84 kt | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 169.3 kt | -0.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 169.3 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.38 kt, 26.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 147.53 kt | 122.61 kt | 162.72 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 161.16 kt | 143.16 kt | 196.05 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 165.73 kt | 140.19 kt | 175.99 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 169.3 kt | 169.3 kt | 169.3 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States
More climate change data for United States
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in United States?
- Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in United States was 169.3 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 196.05 kt in 2003.
- What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 122.61 kt in 1995.
- How does United States rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc?
- United States ranks 5th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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