Crop Residues — Indirect emissions in Africa

Africa: Crop Residues — Indirect emissions was 13.88 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

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

Crop Residues — Indirect emissions in Africa, 1961–2050

2.557.51012.515196120052050

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

Analysis

In 2050, crop residues — indirect emissions in Africa stood at 13.88 kt. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, crop residues — indirect emissions in Africa peaked at 13.88 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 2.58 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 — Indirect emissions in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Crop Residues — Indirect emissions (N2O) in Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 2.58 kt
1962 2.84 kt +9.9%
1963 2.94 kt +3.6%
1964 2.83 kt -3.5%
1965 2.87 kt +1.3%
1966 2.71 kt -5.7%
1967 3.2 kt +18.3%
1968 3.13 kt -2.3%
1969 3.3 kt +5.6%
1970 3.27 kt -0.9%
1971 3.43 kt +4.9%
1972 3.34 kt -2.8%
1973 3.2 kt -4.3%
1974 3.61 kt +13.0%
1975 3.53 kt -2.3%
1976 3.71 kt +5.0%
1977 3.48 kt -6.2%
1978 3.6 kt +3.6%
1979 3.45 kt -4.1%
1980 3.68 kt +6.7%
1981 3.81 kt +3.5%
1982 3.71 kt -2.7%
1983 3.54 kt -4.6%
1984 3.61 kt +2.1%
1985 4.31 kt +19.4%
1986 4.53 kt +5.0%
1987 4.36 kt -3.8%
1988 4.83 kt +10.8%
1989 4.98 kt +3.2%
1990 4.75 kt -4.6%
1991 5.31 kt +11.8%
1992 4.87 kt -8.4%
1993 5.07 kt +4.1%
1994 5.52 kt +9.0%
1995 5.12 kt -7.3%
1996 6.13 kt +19.7%
1997 5.54 kt -9.6%
1998 5.86 kt +5.8%
1999 5.66 kt -3.4%
2000 5.54 kt -2.1%
2001 5.88 kt +6.2%
2002 5.96 kt +1.4%
2003 6.62 kt +11.1%
2004 6.56 kt -1.0%
2005 7.09 kt +8.1%
2006 7.34 kt +3.5%
2007 6.99 kt -4.8%
2008 7.49 kt +7.2%
2009 7.64 kt +2.0%
2010 7.98 kt +4.4%
2011 7.99 kt +0.1%
2012 8.28 kt +3.6%
2013 8.69 kt +5.0%
2014 9.02 kt +3.8%
2015 8.95 kt -0.8%
2016 9.05 kt +1.1%
2017 9.59 kt +6.0%
2018 9.89 kt +3.1%
2019 9.6 kt -2.9%
2020 9.92 kt +3.3%
2021 10.25 kt +3.3%
2022 10.35 kt +1.0%
2023 10.43 kt +0.8%
2030 10.3 kt -1.3%
2050 13.88 kt +34.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.93 kt 2.58 kt 3.3 kt 9
1970s 3.46 kt 3.2 kt 3.71 kt 10
1980s 4.14 kt 3.54 kt 4.98 kt 10
1990s 5.38 kt 4.75 kt 6.13 kt 10
2000s 6.71 kt 5.54 kt 7.64 kt 10
2010s 8.9 kt 7.98 kt 9.89 kt 10
2020s 10.24 kt 9.92 kt 10.43 kt 4
2030s 10.3 kt 10.3 kt 10.3 kt 1
2050s 13.88 kt 13.88 kt 13.88 kt 1

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 10 Canada 2.92 kt compare
  2. 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.335 kt compare
  3. 11 France 2.81 kt compare
  4. 12 Nigeria 2.62 kt compare
  5. 13 Bangladesh 2.62 kt compare
  6. 14 Australia and New Zealand 2.6 kt compare
  7. 15 Myanmar 2.56 kt compare
  8. 16 Australia 2.55 kt compare
  9. 16 Timor-Leste 0.012 kt compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop residues — indirect emissions in Africa?
Crop residues — indirect emissions in Africa was 13.88 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest crop residues — indirect emissions recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 13.88 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest crop residues — indirect emissions recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 2.58 kt in 1961.
How does Africa rank for crop residues — indirect 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 — Indirect emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Crop Residues — Indirect 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