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Sugar cane — Burning crop residues in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Sugar cane — Burning crop residues was 0.0403 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
0.0403 kt
World rank
55th
of 103 countries
All-time high
0.044 kt
in 1992
All-time low
0.0056 kt
in 1973
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues in Sri Lanka, 1961–2050

0.010.020.030.04196120052050

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.0403 kt for sugar cane — burning crop residues in 2050.

Over the whole period, sugar cane — burning crop residues in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.044 kt in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 kt, in 1973.

That places Sri Lanka 55th out of 103 countries with data for 2050, putting it 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 Sri Lanka, year by year

Year kt Change
1961 0.0128 kt —
1962 0.0128 kt +0.0%
1963 0.0122 kt -4.7%
1964 0.0123 kt +0.8%
1965 0.012 kt -2.4%
1966 0.0081 kt -32.5%
1967 0.0088 kt +8.6%
1968 0.0068 kt -22.7%
1969 0.0065 kt -4.4%
1970 0.0067 kt +3.1%
1971 0.0077 kt +14.9%
1972 0.0074 kt -3.9%
1973 0.0056 kt -24.3%
1974 0.0067 kt +19.6%
1975 0.0093 kt +38.8%
1976 0.0074 kt -20.4%
1977 0.0119 kt +60.8%
1978 0.0119 kt +0.0%
1979 0.0123 kt +3.4%
1980 0.0146 kt +18.7%
1981 0.0154 kt +5.5%
1982 0.0158 kt +2.6%
1983 0.029 kt +83.5%
1984 0.0262 kt -9.7%
1985 0.0326 kt +24.4%
1986 0.0384 kt +17.8%
1987 0.0347 kt -9.6%
1988 0.0384 kt +10.7%
1989 0.0391 kt +1.8%
1990 0.0369 kt -5.6%
1991 0.0372 kt +0.8%
1992 0.044 kt +18.3%
1993 0.0417 kt -5.2%
1994 0.0414 kt -0.7%
1995 0.0403 kt -2.7%
1996 0.0436 kt +8.2%
1997 0.0431 kt -1.1%
1998 0.0312 kt -27.6%
1999 0.0324 kt +3.8%
2000 0.0315 kt -2.8%
2001 0.0319 kt +1.3%
2002 0.0307 kt -3.8%
2003 0.0295 kt -3.9%
2004 0.0294 kt -0.3%
2005 0.0297 kt +1.0%
2006 0.033 kt +11.1%
2007 0.0248 kt -24.8%
2008 0.0227 kt -8.5%
2009 0.0241 kt +6.2%
2010 0.0261 kt +8.3%
2011 0.0214 kt -18.0%
2012 0.0221 kt +3.3%
2013 0.0365 kt +65.2%
2014 0.0366 kt +0.3%
2015 0.0299 kt -18.3%
2016 0.0413 kt +38.1%
2017 0.0314 kt -24.0%
2018 0.0276 kt -12.1%
2019 0.0227 kt -17.8%
2020 0.0253 kt +11.5%
2021 0.0252 kt -0.4%
2022 0.027 kt +7.1%
2023 0.0279 kt +3.3%
2030 0.0341 kt +22.2%
2050 0.0403 kt +18.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0103 kt 0.0065 kt 0.0128 kt 9
1970s 0.0087 kt 0.0056 kt 0.0123 kt 10
1980s 0.0284 kt 0.0146 kt 0.0391 kt 10
1990s 0.0392 kt 0.0312 kt 0.044 kt 10
2000s 0.0287 kt 0.0227 kt 0.033 kt 10
2010s 0.0296 kt 0.0214 kt 0.0413 kt 10
2020s 0.0263 kt 0.0252 kt 0.0279 kt 4
2030s 0.0341 kt 0.0341 kt 0.0341 kt 1
2050s 0.0403 kt 0.0403 kt 0.0403 kt 1

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 52 Central African Republic 0.047 kt compare
  2. 53 Angola 0.0415 kt compare
  3. 54 Haiti 0.0411 kt compare
  4. 56 Japan 0.034 kt compare
  5. 57 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0297 kt compare
  6. 58 Morocco 0.0291 kt compare

See the full ranking of 146 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane — burning crop residues in Sri Lanka?
Sugar cane — burning crop residues in Sri Lanka was 0.0403 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar cane — burning crop residues recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.044 kt in 1992.
What is the lowest sugar cane — burning crop residues recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 kt in 1973.
How does Sri Lanka rank for sugar cane — burning crop residues?
Sri Lanka ranks 55th out of 103 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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).