Sugar cane — Burning crop residues in Americas

Americas: Sugar cane — Burning crop residues was 8.35 million t in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
8.35 million t
Rank
3rd
of 29 groups
All-time high
9.18 million t
in 2019
All-time low
2.98 million t
in 1962
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues in Americas, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for sugar cane — burning crop residues in Americas is 8.35 million t, measured in 2050.

Over the whole period, sugar cane — burning crop residues in Americas peaked at 9.18 million t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.98 million t, in 1962.

Americas ranks 3rd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Americas, 1961 to 2050.
Year t Change
1961 2.98 million t
1962 2.98 million t -0.1%
1963 2.99 million t +0.5%
1964 3.07 million t +2.5%
1965 3.23 million t +5.1%
1966 3.14 million t -2.6%
1967 3.17 million t +0.9%
1968 3.18 million t +0.4%
1969 3.10 million t -2.7%
1970 3.53 million t +13.9%
1971 3.45 million t -2.1%
1972 3.49 million t +0.9%
1973 3.58 million t +2.8%
1974 3.70 million t +3.4%
1975 3.65 million t -1.5%
1976 3.81 million t +4.3%
1977 3.87 million t +1.6%
1978 4.05 million t +4.8%
1979 4.20 million t +3.7%
1980 4.31 million t +2.5%
1981 4.33 million t +0.5%
1982 4.53 million t +4.7%
1983 4.67 million t +3.0%
1984 4.91 million t +5.2%
1985 5.07 million t +3.3%
1986 5.15 million t +1.6%
1987 5.43 million t +5.5%
1988 5.24 million t -3.6%
1989 5.20 million t -0.6%
1990 5.38 million t +3.3%
1991 5.42 million t +0.9%
1992 5.43 million t +0.2%
1993 5.08 million t -6.6%
1994 5.42 million t +6.7%
1995 5.56 million t +2.6%
1996 5.76 million t +3.7%
1997 5.79 million t +0.4%
1998 5.85 million t +1.1%
1999 5.68 million t -2.8%
2000 5.67 million t -0.3%
2001 5.73 million t +1.1%
2002 5.87 million t +2.5%
2003 5.80 million t -1.2%
2004 5.97 million t +2.9%
2005 6.00 million t +0.5%
2006 6.31 million t +5.1%
2007 6.78 million t +7.6%
2008 7.52 million t +10.9%
2009 7.88 million t +4.8%
2010 8.09 million t +2.6%
2011 8.55 million t +5.8%
2012 8.64 million t +1.0%
2013 9.04 million t +4.7%
2014 9.17 million t +1.5%
2015 9.00 million t -1.9%
2016 9.05 million t +0.5%
2017 9.10 million t +0.5%
2018 8.90 million t -2.1%
2019 9.18 million t +3.2%
2020 8.94 million t -2.6%
2021 8.87 million t -0.8%
2022 8.79 million t -0.9%
2023 8.84 million t +0.6%
2030 8.13 million t -8.0%
2050 8.35 million t +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.09 million t 2.98 million t 3.23 million t 9
1970s 3.73 million t 3.45 million t 4.20 million t 10
1980s 4.88 million t 4.31 million t 5.43 million t 10
1990s 5.54 million t 5.08 million t 5.85 million t 10
2000s 6.35 million t 5.67 million t 7.88 million t 10
2010s 8.87 million t 8.09 million t 9.18 million t 10
2020s 8.86 million t 8.79 million t 8.94 million t 4
2030s 8.13 million t 8.13 million t 8.13 million t 1
2050s 8.35 million t 8.35 million t 8.35 million t 1

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 1 Brazil 6.04 million t compare
  2. 2 India 3.47 million t compare
  3. 3 China 830,925 t compare
  4. 4 China, mainland 824,623 t compare
  5. 4 Viet Nam 264,268 t compare
  6. 5 OECD 803,641 t compare
  7. 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 124,417 t compare
  8. 6 Pakistan 738,350 t compare

See the full ranking of 146 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane — burning crop residues in Americas?
Sugar cane — burning crop residues in Americas was 8.35 million t in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar cane — burning crop residues recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 9.18 million t in 2019.
What is the lowest sugar cane — burning crop residues recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 2.98 million t in 1962.
How does Americas rank for sugar cane — burning crop residues?
Americas ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
146 places, 8,867 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).