Grassland — Burning crop residues in United States of America
United States of America: Grassland — Burning crop residues was 8.49 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burning crop residues in United States of America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burning crop residues in United States of America stood at 8.49 million t.
The figure is up 249.5% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burning crop residues in United States of America peaked at 8.98 million t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.33 million t, in 1997.
United States of America ranks 16th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burning crop residues in United States of America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.92 million t | — |
| 1991 | 4.92 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.92 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.92 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.92 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.92 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.63 million t | -26.1% |
| 1997 | 1.33 million t | -63.5% |
| 1998 | 2.68 million t | +101.8% |
| 1999 | 2.57 million t | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 3.49 million t | +35.9% |
| 2001 | 2.41 million t | -31.0% |
| 2002 | 3.49 million t | +44.6% |
| 2003 | 3.89 million t | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 1.93 million t | -50.5% |
| 2005 | 5.20 million t | +169.6% |
| 2006 | 8.52 million t | +64.0% |
| 2007 | 6.22 million t | -27.0% |
| 2008 | 5.14 million t | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 4.69 million t | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 3.02 million t | -35.5% |
| 2011 | 8.81 million t | +191.2% |
| 2012 | 8.98 million t | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.60 million t | -71.1% |
| 2014 | 4.97 million t | +91.3% |
| 2015 | 3.54 million t | -28.8% |
| 2016 | 6.02 million t | +70.2% |
| 2017 | 7.92 million t | +31.6% |
| 2018 | 7.73 million t | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 3.64 million t | -52.9% |
| 2020 | 8.70 million t | +138.8% |
| 2021 | 5.27 million t | -39.4% |
| 2022 | 5.28 million t | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.43 million t | -54.0% |
| 2024 | 8.49 million t | +249.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.97 million t | 1.33 million t | 4.92 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.50 million t | 1.93 million t | 8.52 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.72 million t | 2.60 million t | 8.98 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.03 million t | 2.43 million t | 8.70 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 13 Madagascar 16.90 million t compare
- 13 Melanesia 131,986 t compare
- 14 South Africa 16.59 million t compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 18,866 t compare
- 15 Senegal 16.24 million t compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 3,694 t compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3,613 t compare
- 16 Ghana 15.46 million t compare
- 17 Nigeria 14.98 million t compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 2,471 t compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 18 Mozambique 13.83 million t compare
- 18 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 t
- 18 Micronesia 0 t
- 18 Polynesia 0 t
- 19 Congo 10.16 million t compare
More climate change data for United States of America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.76 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burning crop residues in United States of America?
- Grassland — burning crop residues in United States of America was 8.49 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 8.98 million t in 2012.
- What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 million t in 1997.
- How does United States of America rank for grassland — burning crop residues?
- United States of America ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burning crop residues rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.