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Sugar cane — Burning crop residues in Americas

Americas: Sugar cane — Burning crop residues was 0.5844 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
0.5844 kt
Rank
3rd
of 29 groups
All-time high
0.6427 kt
in 2019
All-time low
0.2085 kt
in 1962
Years of data
65
1961–2050

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

0.20.30.40.50.6196120052050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for sugar cane — burning crop residues in Americas is 0.5844 kt, measured in 2050.

Over the whole period, sugar cane — burning crop residues in Americas peaked at 0.6427 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2085 kt, in 1962.

That places Americas 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2050, putting it 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

Year kt Change
1961 0.2087 kt —
1962 0.2085 kt -0.1%
1963 0.2096 kt +0.5%
1964 0.2149 kt +2.5%
1965 0.2258 kt +5.1%
1966 0.2199 kt -2.6%
1967 0.2218 kt +0.9%
1968 0.2227 kt +0.4%
1969 0.2168 kt -2.6%
1970 0.247 kt +13.9%
1971 0.2418 kt -2.1%
1972 0.244 kt +0.9%
1973 0.2507 kt +2.7%
1974 0.2592 kt +3.4%
1975 0.2554 kt -1.5%
1976 0.2665 kt +4.3%
1977 0.2706 kt +1.5%
1978 0.2836 kt +4.8%
1979 0.2941 kt +3.7%
1980 0.3014 kt +2.5%
1981 0.3029 kt +0.5%
1982 0.3172 kt +4.7%
1983 0.3267 kt +3.0%
1984 0.3436 kt +5.2%
1985 0.355 kt +3.3%
1986 0.3607 kt +1.6%
1987 0.3804 kt +5.5%
1988 0.3666 kt -3.6%
1989 0.3643 kt -0.6%
1990 0.3763 kt +3.3%
1991 0.3797 kt +0.9%
1992 0.3803 kt +0.2%
1993 0.3554 kt -6.5%
1994 0.3791 kt +6.7%
1995 0.3889 kt +2.6%
1996 0.4033 kt +3.7%
1997 0.405 kt +0.4%
1998 0.4095 kt +1.1%
1999 0.3979 kt -2.8%
2000 0.3967 kt -0.3%
2001 0.401 kt +1.1%
2002 0.4111 kt +2.5%
2003 0.4063 kt -1.2%
2004 0.4181 kt +2.9%
2005 0.42 kt +0.5%
2006 0.4414 kt +5.1%
2007 0.4748 kt +7.6%
2008 0.5264 kt +10.9%
2009 0.5516 kt +4.8%
2010 0.5662 kt +2.6%
2011 0.5988 kt +5.8%
2012 0.6046 kt +1.0%
2013 0.6328 kt +4.7%
2014 0.642 kt +1.5%
2015 0.6301 kt -1.9%
2016 0.6335 kt +0.5%
2017 0.6367 kt +0.5%
2018 0.623 kt -2.2%
2019 0.6427 kt +3.2%
2020 0.6258 kt -2.6%
2021 0.6209 kt -0.8%
2022 0.6152 kt -0.9%
2023 0.6186 kt +0.6%
2030 0.5691 kt -8.0%
2050 0.5844 kt +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2165 kt 0.2085 kt 0.2258 kt 9
1970s 0.2613 kt 0.2418 kt 0.2941 kt 10
1980s 0.3419 kt 0.3014 kt 0.3804 kt 10
1990s 0.3875 kt 0.3554 kt 0.4095 kt 10
2000s 0.4447 kt 0.3967 kt 0.5516 kt 10
2010s 0.621 kt 0.5662 kt 0.6427 kt 10
2020s 0.6201 kt 0.6152 kt 0.6258 kt 4
2030s 0.5691 kt 0.5691 kt 0.5691 kt 1
2050s 0.5844 kt 0.5844 kt 0.5844 kt 1

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 1 Brazil 0.4225 kt compare
  2. 2 India 0.243 kt compare
  3. 3 China 0.0582 kt compare
  4. 4 China, mainland 0.0577 kt compare
  5. 4 Viet Nam 0.0185 kt compare
  6. 5 OECD 0.0563 kt compare
  7. 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0087 kt compare
  8. 6 Pakistan 0.0517 kt 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 0.5844 kt 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 0.6427 kt in 2019.
What is the lowest sugar cane — burning crop residues recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2085 kt 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 (Emissions N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O)
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).