Crop Residues — Direct emissions in Africa

Africa: Crop Residues — Direct emissions was 61.68 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
61.68 kt
Rank
13th
of 32 groups
All-time high
61.68 kt
in 2050
All-time low
11.47 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Crop Residues — Direct emissions in Africa, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

Africa recorded 61.68 kt for crop residues — direct emissions in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, crop residues — direct emissions in Africa peaked at 61.68 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 11.47 kt, in 1961.

Africa ranks 13th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Crop Residues — Direct emissions in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Crop Residues — Direct emissions (N2O) in Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 11.47 kt
1962 12.61 kt +9.9%
1963 13.06 kt +3.6%
1964 12.6 kt -3.5%
1965 12.76 kt +1.3%
1966 12.04 kt -5.7%
1967 14.24 kt +18.3%
1968 13.91 kt -2.3%
1969 14.69 kt +5.6%
1970 14.55 kt -0.9%
1971 15.27 kt +4.9%
1972 14.84 kt -2.8%
1973 14.21 kt -4.3%
1974 16.06 kt +13.0%
1975 15.69 kt -2.3%
1976 16.47 kt +5.0%
1977 15.45 kt -6.2%
1978 16.01 kt +3.6%
1979 15.35 kt -4.1%
1980 16.37 kt +6.6%
1981 16.95 kt +3.5%
1982 16.48 kt -2.7%
1983 15.72 kt -4.6%
1984 16.06 kt +2.1%
1985 19.17 kt +19.4%
1986 20.13 kt +5.0%
1987 19.38 kt -3.8%
1988 21.47 kt +10.8%
1989 22.15 kt +3.1%
1990 21.12 kt -4.6%
1991 23.61 kt +11.8%
1992 21.64 kt -8.4%
1993 22.51 kt +4.1%
1994 24.54 kt +9.0%
1995 22.75 kt -7.3%
1996 27.23 kt +19.7%
1997 24.61 kt -9.6%
1998 26.03 kt +5.8%
1999 25.15 kt -3.4%
2000 24.61 kt -2.1%
2001 26.14 kt +6.2%
2002 26.5 kt +1.4%
2003 29.43 kt +11.1%
2004 29.14 kt -1.0%
2005 31.51 kt +8.1%
2006 32.61 kt +3.5%
2007 31.05 kt -4.8%
2008 33.27 kt +7.2%
2009 33.95 kt +2.0%
2010 35.46 kt +4.4%
2011 35.51 kt +0.1%
2012 36.79 kt +3.6%
2013 38.61 kt +5.0%
2014 40.1 kt +3.8%
2015 39.8 kt -0.7%
2016 40.22 kt +1.1%
2017 42.62 kt +6.0%
2018 43.95 kt +3.1%
2019 42.68 kt -2.9%
2020 44.08 kt +3.3%
2021 45.56 kt +3.4%
2022 45.99 kt +0.9%
2023 46.37 kt +0.8%
2030 45.76 kt -1.3%
2050 61.68 kt +34.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.04 kt 11.47 kt 14.69 kt 9
1970s 15.39 kt 14.21 kt 16.47 kt 10
1980s 18.39 kt 15.72 kt 22.15 kt 10
1990s 23.92 kt 21.12 kt 27.23 kt 10
2000s 29.82 kt 24.61 kt 33.95 kt 10
2010s 39.57 kt 35.46 kt 43.95 kt 10
2020s 45.5 kt 44.08 kt 46.37 kt 4
2030s 45.76 kt 45.76 kt 45.76 kt 1
2050s 61.68 kt 61.68 kt 61.68 kt 1

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 10 Canada 12.97 kt compare
  2. 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.49 kt compare
  3. 11 France 12.49 kt compare
  4. 12 Nigeria 11.65 kt compare
  5. 13 Bangladesh 11.63 kt compare
  6. 14 Australia and New Zealand 11.55 kt compare
  7. 15 Myanmar 11.37 kt compare
  8. 16 Australia 11.34 kt compare
  9. 16 Timor-Leste 0.0532 kt compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop residues — direct emissions in Africa?
Crop residues — direct emissions in Africa was 61.68 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest crop residues — direct emissions recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 61.68 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest crop residues — direct emissions recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 11.47 kt in 1961.
How does Africa rank for crop residues — direct emissions?
Africa ranks 13th 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 Crop Residues — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Crop Residues — Direct emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,715 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