Crop Residues — Direct emissions in United States

United States: Crop Residues — Direct emissions was 88.86 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
88.86 kt
World rank
2nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
90.54 kt
in 2016
All-time low
31.81 kt
in 1962
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Crop Residues — Direct emissions in United States, 1961–2050

020406080100196120052050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for crop residues — direct emissions in United States is 88.86 kt, measured in 2050.

Over the whole period, crop residues — direct emissions in United States peaked at 90.54 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 31.81 kt, in 1962.

United States ranks 2nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Crop Residues — Direct emissions in United States, year by year

Annual values for Crop Residues — Direct emissions (N2O) in United States, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 32.45 kt
1962 31.81 kt -2.0%
1963 33.64 kt +5.7%
1964 32.18 kt -4.3%
1965 35.73 kt +11.0%
1966 36.33 kt +1.7%
1967 40.16 kt +10.6%
1968 40.15 kt -0.0%
1969 40.12 kt -0.1%
1970 37.83 kt -5.7%
1971 44.82 kt +18.5%
1972 43.51 kt -2.9%
1973 47.21 kt +8.5%
1974 42.03 kt -11.0%
1975 49.66 kt +18.2%
1976 49.47 kt -0.4%
1977 52.62 kt +6.4%
1978 53.92 kt +2.5%
1979 59.43 kt +10.2%
1980 54.33 kt -8.6%
1981 63.52 kt +16.9%
1982 64.62 kt +1.7%
1983 45.25 kt -30.0%
1984 60.45 kt +33.6%
1985 64.56 kt +6.8%
1986 58.84 kt -8.8%
1987 54.02 kt -8.2%
1988 42.79 kt -20.8%
1989 54.62 kt +27.6%
1990 59.12 kt +8.2%
1991 54.14 kt -8.4%
1992 64.58 kt +19.3%
1993 51.63 kt -20.0%
1994 65.83 kt +27.5%
1995 54.83 kt -16.7%
1996 63.17 kt +15.2%
1997 65.04 kt +3.0%
1998 66.81 kt +2.7%
1999 64.29 kt -3.8%
2000 65.37 kt +1.7%
2001 62.97 kt -3.7%
2002 58.46 kt -7.2%
2003 64.95 kt +11.1%
2004 71.85 kt +10.6%
2005 68.62 kt -4.5%
2006 65.15 kt -5.1%
2007 72.54 kt +11.3%
2008 73.7 kt +1.6%
2009 76.44 kt +3.7%
2010 74.25 kt -2.9%
2011 70.7 kt -4.8%
2012 68.18 kt -3.6%
2013 78.16 kt +14.6%
2014 81.48 kt +4.2%
2015 80.26 kt -1.5%
2016 90.54 kt +12.8%
2017 82.52 kt -8.9%
2018 82.7 kt +0.2%
2019 76.23 kt -7.8%
2020 80.7 kt +5.9%
2021 83.51 kt +3.5%
2022 77.69 kt -7.0%
2023 84.08 kt +8.2%
2030 84.44 kt +0.4%
2050 88.86 kt +5.2%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 88.86 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2871 kt, 309.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 35.84 kt 31.81 kt 40.16 kt 9
1970s 48.05 kt 37.83 kt 59.43 kt 10
1980s 56.3 kt 42.79 kt 64.62 kt 10
1990s 60.94 kt 51.63 kt 66.81 kt 10
2000s 68.01 kt 58.46 kt 76.44 kt 10
2010s 78.5 kt 68.18 kt 90.54 kt 10
2020s 81.5 kt 77.69 kt 84.08 kt 4
2030s 84.44 kt 84.44 kt 84.44 kt 1
2050s 88.86 kt 88.86 kt 88.86 kt 1

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 1 OECD 182.88 kt compare
  2. 3 China 83.59 kt compare
  3. 4 China, mainland 83.32 kt compare
  4. 5 India 69.41 kt compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop residues — direct emissions in United States?
Crop residues — direct emissions in United States was 88.86 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest crop residues — direct emissions recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 90.54 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest crop residues — direct emissions recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 31.81 kt in 1962.
How does United States rank for crop residues — direct emissions?
United States ranks 2nd 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 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
248 places, 14,448 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