Rice — Crop residues in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Rice — Crop residues was 2.09 billion kg in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
2.09 billion kg
Rank
2nd
of 18 regions
All-time high
2.09 billion kg
in 2050
All-time low
591.49 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Rice — Crop residues in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2050

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

Analysis

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 2.09 billion kg for rice — crop residues in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, rice — crop residues in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 2.09 billion kg in 2050 and was at its lowest, 591.49 million kg, in 1961.

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

Rice — Crop residues in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Rice — Crop residues (N content) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961 to 2050.
Year kg Change
1961 591.49 million kg
1962 602.26 million kg +1.8%
1963 637.62 million kg +5.9%
1964 663.85 million kg +4.1%
1965 657.28 million kg -1.0%
1966 622.10 million kg -5.4%
1967 671.81 million kg +8.0%
1968 682.52 million kg +1.6%
1969 689.30 million kg +1.0%
1970 698.63 million kg +1.4%
1971 655.59 million kg -6.2%
1972 633.93 million kg -3.3%
1973 666.54 million kg +5.1%
1974 655.20 million kg -1.7%
1975 705.37 million kg +7.7%
1976 682.71 million kg -3.2%
1977 699.21 million kg +2.4%
1978 713.67 million kg +2.1%
1979 694.67 million kg -2.7%
1980 765.77 million kg +10.2%
1981 770.84 million kg +0.7%
1982 783.14 million kg +1.6%
1983 778.79 million kg -0.6%
1984 770.88 million kg -1.0%
1985 798.02 million kg +3.5%
1986 808.56 million kg +1.3%
1987 793.75 million kg -1.8%
1988 810.67 million kg +2.1%
1989 866.10 million kg +6.8%
1990 867.43 million kg +0.2%
1991 839.21 million kg -3.3%
1992 869.73 million kg +3.6%
1993 886.65 million kg +1.9%
1994 890.53 million kg +0.4%
1995 921.61 million kg +3.5%
1996 939.91 million kg +2.0%
1997 932.99 million kg -0.7%
1998 957.29 million kg +2.6%
1999 1.05 billion kg +10.1%
2000 1.09 billion kg +3.0%
2001 1.09 billion kg +0.3%
2002 1.11 billion kg +1.6%
2003 1.15 billion kg +3.8%
2004 1.14 billion kg -1.1%
2005 1.24 billion kg +9.0%
2006 1.29 billion kg +4.3%
2007 1.32 billion kg +2.0%
2008 1.40 billion kg +6.6%
2009 1.43 billion kg +2.0%
2010 1.51 billion kg +5.3%
2011 1.48 billion kg -1.7%
2012 1.46 billion kg -1.5%
2013 1.48 billion kg +1.2%
2014 1.50 billion kg +1.8%
2015 1.50 billion kg -0.6%
2016 1.51 billion kg +1.3%
2017 1.55 billion kg +2.2%
2018 1.61 billion kg +4.2%
2019 1.59 billion kg -1.3%
2020 1.61 billion kg +1.3%
2021 1.67 billion kg +3.7%
2022 1.69 billion kg +1.1%
2023 1.71 billion kg +1.3%
2030 1.78 billion kg +3.8%
2050 2.09 billion kg +17.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 646.47 million kg 591.49 million kg 689.30 million kg 9
1970s 680.55 million kg 633.93 million kg 713.67 million kg 10
1980s 794.65 million kg 765.77 million kg 866.10 million kg 10
1990s 915.95 million kg 839.21 million kg 1.05 billion kg 10
2000s 1.22 billion kg 1.09 billion kg 1.43 billion kg 10
2010s 1.52 billion kg 1.46 billion kg 1.61 billion kg 10
2020s 1.67 billion kg 1.61 billion kg 1.71 billion kg 4
2030s 1.78 billion kg 1.78 billion kg 1.78 billion kg 1
2050s 2.09 billion kg 2.09 billion kg 2.09 billion kg 1

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 1 India 2.03 billion kg compare
  2. 2 China 1.91 billion kg compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 1.89 billion kg compare
  4. 4 Indonesia 777.34 million kg compare
  5. 5 Bangladesh 655.37 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — crop residues in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Rice — crop residues in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 2.09 billion kg in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — crop residues recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 2.09 billion kg in 2050.
What is the lowest rice — crop residues recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 591.49 million kg in 1961.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for rice — crop residues?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 18 regions with data for 2050.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Crop residues (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — 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
164 places, 9,807 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).