Potatoes — Crop residues in Australia

Australia: Potatoes — Crop residues was 2.81 million kg in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
2.81 million kg
World rank
48th
of 154 countries
All-time high
2.81 million kg
in 2050
All-time low
1.25 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Potatoes — Crop residues in Australia, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

Australia recorded 2.81 million kg for potatoes — crop residues in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, potatoes — crop residues in Australia peaked at 2.81 million kg in 2050 and was at its lowest, 1.25 million kg, in 1961.

Australia ranks 48th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Potatoes — Crop residues in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) in Australia, 1961 to 2050.
Year kg Change
1961 1.25 million kg
1962 1.35 million kg +8.0%
1963 1.66 million kg +22.9%
1964 1.45 million kg -12.5%
1965 1.28 million kg -12.1%
1966 1.48 million kg +16.2%
1967 1.51 million kg +2.0%
1968 1.58 million kg +4.6%
1969 1.79 million kg +13.3%
1970 1.69 million kg -5.8%
1971 1.60 million kg -5.2%
1972 1.69 million kg +5.4%
1973 1.50 million kg -10.8%
1974 1.38 million kg -8.3%
1975 1.55 million kg +12.2%
1976 1.41 million kg -8.7%
1977 1.45 million kg +3.0%
1978 1.55 million kg +6.3%
1979 1.54 million kg -0.5%
1980 1.64 million kg +6.9%
1981 1.63 million kg -0.7%
1982 1.69 million kg +3.8%
1983 1.66 million kg -2.0%
1984 1.83 million kg +10.6%
1985 1.82 million kg -1.0%
1986 1.73 million kg -4.8%
1987 1.80 million kg +4.2%
1988 1.94 million kg +7.4%
1989 1.86 million kg -4.2%
1990 2.05 million kg +10.5%
1991 1.99 million kg -2.9%
1992 2.00 million kg +0.7%
1993 1.96 million kg -2.1%
1994 2.05 million kg +4.4%
1995 1.93 million kg -5.8%
1996 2.21 million kg +14.3%
1997 2.17 million kg -1.7%
1998 2.29 million kg +5.4%
1999 2.22 million kg -3.1%
2000 2.11 million kg -5.0%
2001 2.15 million kg +2.3%
2002 2.15 million kg -0.2%
2003 2.02 million kg -6.0%
2004 2.09 million kg +3.4%
2005 2.09 million kg +0.3%
2006 2.01 million kg -4.1%
2007 1.95 million kg -3.1%
2008 2.21 million kg +13.3%
2009 1.88 million kg -14.8%
2010 2.06 million kg +9.6%
2011 1.82 million kg -11.7%
2012 2.01 million kg +10.6%
2013 1.99 million kg -1.4%
2014 1.81 million kg -9.0%
2015 1.79 million kg -1.0%
2016 1.73 million kg -3.1%
2017 1.72 million kg -1.0%
2018 1.83 million kg +6.6%
2019 1.92 million kg +5.1%
2020 1.66 million kg -13.7%
2021 1.95 million kg +17.2%
2022 1.68 million kg -13.7%
2023 2.21 million kg +31.9%
2030 2.53 million kg +14.5%
2050 2.81 million kg +11.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.49 million kg 1.25 million kg 1.79 million kg 9
1970s 1.54 million kg 1.38 million kg 1.69 million kg 10
1980s 1.76 million kg 1.63 million kg 1.94 million kg 10
1990s 2.09 million kg 1.93 million kg 2.29 million kg 10
2000s 2.07 million kg 1.88 million kg 2.21 million kg 10
2010s 1.87 million kg 1.72 million kg 2.06 million kg 10
2020s 1.87 million kg 1.66 million kg 2.21 million kg 4
2030s 2.53 million kg 2.53 million kg 2.53 million kg 1
2050s 2.81 million kg 2.81 million kg 2.81 million kg 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 45 Serbia and Montenegro 3.14 million kg compare
  2. 46 Japan 3.06 million kg compare
  3. 47 Italy 2.96 million kg compare
  4. 49 Azerbaijan 2.78 million kg compare
  5. 50 Chile 2.67 million kg compare
  6. 51 Afghanistan 2.65 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is potatoes — crop residues in Australia?
Potatoes — crop residues in Australia was 2.81 million kg in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest potatoes — crop residues recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 2.81 million kg in 2050.
What is the lowest potatoes — crop residues recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.25 million kg in 1961.
How does Australia rank for potatoes — crop residues?
Australia ranks 48th out of 154 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — Crop residues (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 11,587 data points, 1961–2050
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).