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Sugar cane — Burning crop residues in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Sugar cane — Burning crop residues was 0.7361 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
0.7361 kt
Rank
19th
of 29 groups
All-time high
0.7361 kt
in 2050
All-time low
0.178 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues in Southern Africa, 1961–2050

0.20.40.60.8196120052050

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

Analysis

Southern Africa recorded 0.7361 kt for sugar cane — burning crop residues in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, sugar cane — burning crop residues in Southern Africa peaked at 0.7361 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 0.178 kt, in 1961.

Southern Africa ranks 19th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues in Southern Africa, year by year

Year kt Change
1961 0.178 kt —
1962 0.1788 kt +0.4%
1963 0.2345 kt +31.2%
1964 0.2525 kt +7.7%
1965 0.292 kt +15.6%
1966 0.3244 kt +11.1%
1967 0.3717 kt +14.6%
1968 0.3423 kt -7.9%
1969 0.3485 kt +1.8%
1970 0.3156 kt -9.4%
1971 0.3459 kt +9.6%
1972 0.3404 kt -1.6%
1973 0.3434 kt +0.9%
1974 0.3574 kt +4.1%
1975 0.3565 kt -0.3%
1976 0.3856 kt +8.2%
1977 0.4153 kt +7.7%
1978 0.4085 kt -1.6%
1979 0.4212 kt +3.1%
1980 0.4185 kt -0.6%
1981 0.5061 kt +20.9%
1982 0.5287 kt +4.5%
1983 0.4675 kt -11.6%
1984 0.538 kt +15.1%
1985 0.5289 kt -1.7%
1986 0.5458 kt +3.2%
1987 0.5437 kt -0.4%
1988 0.5481 kt +0.8%
1989 0.5173 kt -5.6%
1990 0.5286 kt +2.2%
1991 0.5546 kt +4.9%
1992 0.5411 kt -2.4%
1993 0.5435 kt +0.4%
1994 0.569 kt +4.7%
1995 0.5458 kt -4.1%
1996 0.5943 kt +8.9%
1997 0.5885 kt -1.0%
1998 0.6228 kt +5.8%
1999 0.62 kt -0.4%
2000 0.6307 kt +1.7%
2001 0.6436 kt +2.0%
2002 0.6454 kt +0.3%
2003 0.6568 kt +1.8%
2004 0.6422 kt -2.2%
2005 0.649 kt +1.1%
2006 0.6279 kt -3.3%
2007 0.6311 kt +0.5%
2008 0.5956 kt -5.6%
2009 0.5794 kt -2.7%
2010 0.5686 kt -1.9%
2011 0.5393 kt -5.2%
2012 0.5484 kt +1.7%
2013 0.5654 kt +3.1%
2014 0.5775 kt +2.1%
2015 0.5535 kt -4.2%
2016 0.5393 kt -2.6%
2017 0.5472 kt +1.5%
2018 0.5888 kt +7.6%
2019 0.588 kt -0.1%
2020 0.5401 kt -8.1%
2021 0.5196 kt -3.8%
2022 0.5542 kt +6.7%
2023 0.5682 kt +2.5%
2030 0.7226 kt +27.2%
2050 0.7361 kt +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2803 kt 0.178 kt 0.3717 kt 9
1970s 0.369 kt 0.3156 kt 0.4212 kt 10
1980s 0.5143 kt 0.4185 kt 0.5481 kt 10
1990s 0.5708 kt 0.5286 kt 0.6228 kt 10
2000s 0.6302 kt 0.5794 kt 0.6568 kt 10
2010s 0.5616 kt 0.5393 kt 0.5888 kt 10
2020s 0.5455 kt 0.5196 kt 0.5682 kt 4
2030s 0.7226 kt 0.7226 kt 0.7226 kt 1
2050s 0.7361 kt 0.7361 kt 0.7361 kt 1

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 16 Egypt 0.4888 kt compare
  2. 17 Argentina 0.4347 kt compare
  3. 18 Guatemala 0.3948 kt compare
  4. 19 Myanmar 0.3608 kt compare
  5. 20 Bangladesh 0.3324 kt compare
  6. 21 Madagascar 0.2912 kt compare
  7. 22 Uganda 0.2534 kt compare

See the full ranking of 146 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane — burning crop residues in Southern Africa?
Sugar cane — burning crop residues in Southern Africa was 0.7361 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar cane — burning crop residues recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.7361 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest sugar cane — burning crop residues recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.178 kt in 1961.
How does Southern Africa rank for sugar cane — burning crop residues?
Southern Africa ranks 19th out of 29 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4)
Unit
kt
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).