Sorghum — Crop residues in India

India: Sorghum — Crop residues was 0.6425 kt in 2050. ▼ Falling

Latest (2050)
0.6425 kt
World rank
3rd
of 112 countries
All-time high
0.9195 kt
in 1968
All-time low
0.2227 kt
in 2023
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Sorghum — Crop residues in India, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

India recorded 0.6425 kt for sorghum — crop residues in 2050.

Over the whole period, sorghum — crop residues in India peaked at 0.9195 kt in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.2227 kt, in 2023.

That places India 3rd out of 112 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Sorghum — Crop residues in India, year by year

Annual values for Sorghum — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O) in India, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 0.8578 kt
1962 0.9067 kt +5.7%
1963 0.8915 kt -1.7%
1964 0.8922 kt +0.1%
1965 0.826 kt -7.4%
1966 0.8806 kt +6.6%
1967 0.9145 kt +3.8%
1968 0.9195 kt +0.5%
1969 0.9129 kt -0.7%
1970 0.8281 kt -9.3%
1971 0.7971 kt -3.7%
1972 0.7327 kt -8.1%
1973 0.8293 kt +13.2%
1974 0.8433 kt +1.7%
1975 0.817 kt -3.1%
1976 0.831 kt +1.7%
1977 0.8892 kt +7.0%
1978 0.8673 kt -2.5%
1979 0.8916 kt +2.8%
1980 0.83 kt -6.9%
1981 0.8993 kt +8.3%
1982 0.8585 kt -4.5%
1983 0.8897 kt +3.6%
1984 0.859 kt -3.5%
1985 0.8345 kt -2.9%
1986 0.8039 kt -3.7%
1987 0.881 kt +9.6%
1988 0.7799 kt -11.5%
1989 0.8568 kt +9.9%
1990 0.8091 kt -5.6%
1991 0.6475 kt -20.0%
1992 0.7898 kt +22.0%
1993 0.7431 kt -5.9%
1994 0.6387 kt -14.0%
1995 0.641 kt +0.4%
1996 0.6839 kt +6.7%
1997 0.5799 kt -15.2%
1998 0.5631 kt -2.9%
1999 0.5863 kt +4.1%
2000 0.5431 kt -7.4%
2001 0.5416 kt -0.3%
2002 0.5116 kt -5.5%
2003 0.5102 kt -0.3%
2004 0.503 kt -1.4%
2005 0.5085 kt +1.1%
2006 0.5029 kt -1.1%
2007 0.4838 kt -3.8%
2008 0.4778 kt -1.2%
2009 0.4523 kt -5.3%
2010 0.4479 kt -1.0%
2011 0.4409 kt -1.6%
2012 0.3746 kt -15.0%
2013 0.3556 kt -5.1%
2014 0.347 kt -2.4%
2015 0.3581 kt +3.2%
2016 0.3249 kt -9.3%
2017 0.3167 kt -2.5%
2018 0.301 kt -5.0%
2019 0.2343 kt -22.2%
2020 0.293 kt +25.1%
2021 0.278 kt -5.1%
2022 0.2406 kt -13.5%
2023 0.2227 kt -7.4%
2030 0.5899 kt +164.9%
2050 0.6425 kt +8.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.8891 kt 0.826 kt 0.9195 kt 9
1970s 0.8327 kt 0.7327 kt 0.8916 kt 10
1980s 0.8493 kt 0.7799 kt 0.8993 kt 10
1990s 0.6682 kt 0.5631 kt 0.8091 kt 10
2000s 0.5035 kt 0.4523 kt 0.5431 kt 10
2010s 0.3501 kt 0.2343 kt 0.4479 kt 10
2020s 0.2586 kt 0.2227 kt 0.293 kt 4
2030s 0.5899 kt 0.5899 kt 0.5899 kt 1
2050s 0.6425 kt 0.6425 kt 0.6425 kt 1

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 OECD 0.8111 kt compare
  2. 2 Nigeria 0.7431 kt compare
  3. 4 Sudan (former) 0.3764 kt compare
  4. 5 Mexico 0.3108 kt compare
  5. 6 Sudan 0.2919 kt compare

See the full ranking of 158 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sorghum — crop residues in India?
Sorghum — crop residues in India was 0.6425 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sorghum — crop residues recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.9195 kt in 1968.
What is the lowest sorghum — crop residues recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2227 kt in 2023.
How does India rank for sorghum — crop residues?
India ranks 3rd out of 112 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sorghum — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sorghum — 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
158 places, 8,807 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).