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Sugar cane — Burning crop residues in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean: Sugar cane — Burning crop residues was 8.13 million t in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
8.13 million t
Rank
4th
of 29 groups
All-time high
8.94 million t
in 2014
All-time low
2.84 million t
in 1963
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues in Latin America and the Caribbean, 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 Latin America and the Caribbean is 8.13 million t, measured in 2050.

Over the whole period, sugar cane — burning crop residues in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 8.94 million t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.84 million t, in 1963.

Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 4th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year

Year t Change
1961 2.87 million t —
1962 2.85 million t -0.4%
1963 2.84 million t -0.4%
1964 2.89 million t +1.7%
1965 3.06 million t +6.0%
1966 2.98 million t -2.8%
1967 3.00 million t +0.9%
1968 3.02 million t +0.6%
1969 2.96 million t -2.2%
1970 3.38 million t +14.2%
1971 3.28 million t -2.7%
1972 3.30 million t +0.5%
1973 3.39 million t +2.6%
1974 3.51 million t +3.6%
1975 3.45 million t -1.8%
1976 3.61 million t +4.8%
1977 3.67 million t +1.6%
1978 3.86 million t +5.1%
1979 4.01 million t +4.0%
1980 4.11 million t +2.6%
1981 4.13 million t +0.4%
1982 4.34 million t +5.0%
1983 4.46 million t +3.0%
1984 4.71 million t +5.5%
1985 4.87 million t +3.3%
1986 4.94 million t +1.5%
1987 5.22 million t +5.5%
1988 5.01 million t -3.9%
1989 4.98 million t -0.7%
1990 5.17 million t +3.7%
1991 5.19 million t +0.4%
1992 5.19 million t +0.0%
1993 4.83 million t -7.0%
1994 5.17 million t +7.1%
1995 5.31 million t +2.7%
1996 5.53 million t +4.1%
1997 5.55 million t +0.3%
1998 5.60 million t +1.0%
1999 5.42 million t -3.2%
2000 5.40 million t -0.5%
2001 5.46 million t +1.2%
2002 5.60 million t +2.7%
2003 5.54 million t -1.1%
2004 5.73 million t +3.3%
2005 5.76 million t +0.5%
2006 6.07 million t +5.4%
2007 6.55 million t +7.9%
2008 7.29 million t +11.3%
2009 7.65 million t +4.9%
2010 7.86 million t +2.7%
2011 8.33 million t +5.9%
2012 8.40 million t +0.9%
2013 8.80 million t +4.8%
2014 8.94 million t +1.6%
2015 8.77 million t -2.0%
2016 8.81 million t +0.5%
2017 8.86 million t +0.5%
2018 8.66 million t -2.2%
2019 8.94 million t +3.2%
2020 8.69 million t -2.8%
2021 8.62 million t -0.8%
2022 8.54 million t -0.9%
2023 8.59 million t +0.6%
2030 7.90 million t -8.1%
2050 8.13 million t +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.94 million t 2.84 million t 3.06 million t 9
1970s 3.54 million t 3.28 million t 4.01 million t 10
1980s 4.68 million t 4.11 million t 5.22 million t 10
1990s 5.30 million t 4.83 million t 5.60 million t 10
2000s 6.10 million t 5.40 million t 7.65 million t 10
2010s 8.64 million t 7.86 million t 8.94 million t 10
2020s 8.61 million t 8.54 million t 8.69 million t 4
2030s 7.90 million t 7.90 million t 7.90 million t 1
2050s 8.13 million t 8.13 million t 8.13 million t 1

Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean

  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
  9. 7 Thailand 714,910 t compare
  10. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 85,489 t compare

See the full ranking of 146 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane — burning crop residues in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Sugar cane — burning crop residues in Latin America and the Caribbean was 8.13 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 8.94 million t in 2014.
What is the lowest sugar cane — burning crop residues recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 2.84 million t in 1963.
How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for sugar cane — burning crop residues?
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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).