Crop Residues — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: Crop Residues — Emissions was 124.73 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
124.73 kt
Rank
6th
of 32 groups
All-time high
125.53 kt
in 2016
All-time low
44.5 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Crop Residues — Emissions in Northern America, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

Northern America recorded 124.73 kt for crop residues — emissions in 2050.

Over the whole period, crop residues — emissions in Northern America peaked at 125.53 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 44.5 kt, in 1961.

That places Northern America 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2050, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Crop Residues — Emissions in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Crop Residues — Emissions (N2O) in Northern America, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 44.5 kt
1962 46.4 kt +4.3%
1963 49.75 kt +7.2%
1964 46.76 kt -6.0%
1965 51.83 kt +10.9%
1966 54.08 kt +4.3%
1967 56.94 kt +5.3%
1968 57.79 kt +1.5%
1969 57.95 kt +0.3%
1970 52.99 kt -8.6%
1971 64.09 kt +21.0%
1972 61.84 kt -3.5%
1973 66.73 kt +7.9%
1974 59.19 kt -11.3%
1975 69.78 kt +17.9%
1976 71.37 kt +2.3%
1977 74.62 kt +4.5%
1978 76.13 kt +2.0%
1979 81.52 kt +7.1%
1980 76.55 kt -6.1%
1981 89.99 kt +17.6%
1982 91.9 kt +2.1%
1983 67.04 kt -27.0%
1984 84.57 kt +26.1%
1985 90.83 kt +7.4%
1986 85.84 kt -5.5%
1987 78.72 kt -8.3%
1988 61.53 kt -21.8%
1989 78.84 kt +28.1%
1990 86.23 kt +9.4%
1991 79.62 kt -7.7%
1992 91.6 kt +15.0%
1993 75.97 kt -17.1%
1994 92.21 kt +21.4%
1995 79.42 kt -13.9%
1996 91.71 kt +15.5%
1997 92.19 kt +0.5%
1998 94.4 kt +2.4%
1999 92 kt -2.5%
2000 92.92 kt +1.0%
2001 88.03 kt -5.3%
2002 80.79 kt -8.2%
2003 91.73 kt +13.5%
2004 100.55 kt +9.6%
2005 96.63 kt -3.9%
2006 92 kt -4.8%
2007 100.54 kt +9.3%
2008 103.96 kt +3.4%
2009 106.03 kt +2.0%
2010 102.33 kt -3.5%
2011 98.54 kt -3.7%
2012 96.41 kt -2.2%
2013 111.91 kt +16.1%
2014 113.02 kt +1.0%
2015 111.82 kt -1.1%
2016 125.53 kt +12.3%
2017 115.57 kt -7.9%
2018 116.19 kt +0.5%
2019 108.6 kt -6.5%
2020 114.94 kt +5.8%
2021 114.45 kt -0.4%
2022 111.15 kt -2.9%
2023 117.93 kt +6.1%
2030 118.39 kt +0.4%
2050 124.73 kt +5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 51.78 kt 44.5 kt 57.95 kt 9
1970s 67.83 kt 52.99 kt 81.52 kt 10
1980s 80.58 kt 61.53 kt 91.9 kt 10
1990s 87.54 kt 75.97 kt 94.4 kt 10
2000s 95.32 kt 80.79 kt 106.03 kt 10
2010s 109.99 kt 96.41 kt 125.53 kt 10
2020s 114.62 kt 111.15 kt 117.93 kt 4
2030s 118.39 kt 118.39 kt 118.39 kt 1
2050s 124.73 kt 124.73 kt 124.73 kt 1

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 3 China, mainland 102.07 kt compare
  2. 3 Viet Nam 10.27 kt compare
  3. 4 India 85.03 kt compare
  4. 4 Türkiye 9.35 kt compare
  5. 5 Brazil 49.04 kt compare
  6. 6 USSR 44.91 kt compare
  7. 7 Argentina 31.35 kt compare
  8. 8 Russian Federation 26.88 kt compare
  9. 9 Indonesia 19.49 kt compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop residues — emissions in Northern America?
Crop residues — emissions in Northern America was 124.73 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest crop residues — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 125.53 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest crop residues — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 44.5 kt in 1961.
How does Northern America rank for crop residues — emissions?
Northern America ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Northern America 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