Crop Residues — Emissions in Africa

Africa: Crop Residues — Emissions was 75.56 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

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

Crop Residues — Emissions in Africa, 1961–2050

20406080196120052050

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

Analysis

Africa recorded 75.56 kt for crop residues — emissions in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, crop residues — emissions in Africa peaked at 75.56 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 14.05 kt, in 1961.

That places Africa 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2050, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Crop Residues — Emissions in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Crop Residues — Emissions (N2O) in Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 14.05 kt
1962 15.44 kt +9.9%
1963 16 kt +3.6%
1964 15.44 kt -3.5%
1965 15.63 kt +1.3%
1966 14.75 kt -5.7%
1967 17.45 kt +18.3%
1968 17.04 kt -2.3%
1969 17.99 kt +5.6%
1970 17.83 kt -0.9%
1971 18.7 kt +4.9%
1972 18.18 kt -2.8%
1973 17.41 kt -4.3%
1974 19.67 kt +13.0%
1975 19.22 kt -2.3%
1976 20.17 kt +5.0%
1977 18.93 kt -6.2%
1978 19.61 kt +3.6%
1979 18.81 kt -4.1%
1980 20.06 kt +6.7%
1981 20.76 kt +3.5%
1982 20.19 kt -2.7%
1983 19.26 kt -4.6%
1984 19.67 kt +2.1%
1985 23.49 kt +19.4%
1986 24.66 kt +5.0%
1987 23.74 kt -3.8%
1988 26.3 kt +10.8%
1989 27.13 kt +3.1%
1990 25.87 kt -4.6%
1991 28.92 kt +11.8%
1992 26.5 kt -8.4%
1993 27.58 kt +4.1%
1994 30.07 kt +9.0%
1995 27.87 kt -7.3%
1996 33.35 kt +19.7%
1997 30.14 kt -9.6%
1998 31.88 kt +5.8%
1999 30.8 kt -3.4%
2000 30.15 kt -2.1%
2001 32.02 kt +6.2%
2002 32.47 kt +1.4%
2003 36.05 kt +11.0%
2004 35.7 kt -1.0%
2005 38.6 kt +8.1%
2006 39.95 kt +3.5%
2007 38.04 kt -4.8%
2008 40.76 kt +7.2%
2009 41.59 kt +2.0%
2010 43.44 kt +4.4%
2011 43.5 kt +0.1%
2012 45.07 kt +3.6%
2013 47.3 kt +5.0%
2014 49.12 kt +3.8%
2015 48.75 kt -0.7%
2016 49.27 kt +1.1%
2017 52.21 kt +6.0%
2018 53.84 kt +3.1%
2019 52.28 kt -2.9%
2020 54 kt +3.3%
2021 55.81 kt +3.4%
2022 56.34 kt +0.9%
2023 56.81 kt +0.8%
2030 56.05 kt -1.3%
2050 75.56 kt +34.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15.98 kt 14.05 kt 17.99 kt 9
1970s 18.85 kt 17.41 kt 20.17 kt 10
1980s 22.53 kt 19.26 kt 27.13 kt 10
1990s 29.3 kt 25.87 kt 33.35 kt 10
2000s 36.53 kt 30.15 kt 41.59 kt 10
2010s 48.48 kt 43.44 kt 53.84 kt 10
2020s 55.74 kt 54 kt 56.81 kt 4
2030s 56.05 kt 56.05 kt 56.05 kt 1
2050s 75.56 kt 75.56 kt 75.56 kt 1

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 10 Canada 15.88 kt compare
  2. 11 France 15.3 kt compare
  3. 12 Nigeria 14.27 kt compare
  4. 13 Bangladesh 14.25 kt compare
  5. 14 Australia and New Zealand 14.15 kt compare
  6. 15 Myanmar 13.93 kt compare
  7. 16 Australia 13.9 kt compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop residues — emissions in Africa?
Crop residues — emissions in Africa was 75.56 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest crop residues — emissions recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 75.56 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest crop residues — emissions recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 14.05 kt in 1961.
How does Africa rank for crop residues — 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 — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Crop Residues — 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