Sugar cane — Burning crop residues in India

India: Sugar cane — Burning crop residues was 0.243 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
0.243 kt
World rank
2nd
of 103 countries
All-time high
0.2678 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.0931 kt
in 1968
Years of data
65
1961–2050

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

0.10.150.20.25196120052050

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

Analysis

India recorded 0.243 kt for sugar cane — burning crop residues in 2050.

Over the whole period, sugar cane — burning crop residues in India peaked at 0.2678 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0931 kt, in 1968.

India ranks 2nd of 103 countries 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 India, year by year

Annual values for Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O) in India, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 0.1098 kt
1962 0.1117 kt +1.7%
1963 0.102 kt -8.7%
1964 0.1023 kt +0.3%
1965 0.1184 kt +15.7%
1966 0.129 kt +9.0%
1967 0.1047 kt -18.8%
1968 0.0931 kt -11.1%
1969 0.1152 kt +23.7%
1970 0.125 kt +8.5%
1971 0.119 kt -4.8%
1972 0.1088 kt -8.6%
1973 0.1115 kt +2.5%
1974 0.1252 kt +12.3%
1975 0.1317 kt +5.2%
1976 0.1257 kt -4.6%
1977 0.1304 kt +3.7%
1978 0.1434 kt +10.0%
1979 0.1405 kt -2.0%
1980 0.1188 kt -15.4%
1981 0.1213 kt +2.1%
1982 0.1453 kt +19.8%
1983 0.1528 kt +5.2%
1984 0.1415 kt -7.4%
1985 0.1344 kt -5.0%
1986 0.1302 kt -3.1%
1987 0.1401 kt +7.6%
1988 0.1492 kt +6.5%
1989 0.1515 kt +1.5%
1990 0.1565 kt +3.3%
1991 0.1677 kt +7.2%
1992 0.1747 kt +4.2%
1993 0.1624 kt -7.0%
1994 0.1556 kt -4.2%
1995 0.1761 kt +13.2%
1996 0.1888 kt +7.2%
1997 0.1899 kt +0.6%
1998 0.1788 kt -5.8%
1999 0.1845 kt +3.2%
2000 0.192 kt +4.1%
2001 0.1964 kt +2.3%
2002 0.2007 kt +2.2%
2003 0.2057 kt +2.5%
2004 0.1792 kt -12.9%
2005 0.1666 kt -7.0%
2006 0.1912 kt +14.8%
2007 0.2343 kt +22.5%
2008 0.23 kt -1.8%
2009 0.2009 kt -12.7%
2010 0.1899 kt -5.5%
2011 0.225 kt +18.5%
2012 0.2293 kt +1.9%
2013 0.2275 kt -0.8%
2014 0.227 kt -0.2%
2015 0.2307 kt +1.6%
2016 0.2252 kt -2.4%
2017 0.2018 kt -10.4%
2018 0.2155 kt +6.8%
2019 0.2303 kt +6.9%
2020 0.2094 kt -9.1%
2021 0.2207 kt +5.4%
2022 0.2355 kt +6.7%
2023 0.2678 kt +13.7%
2030 0.221 kt -17.5%
2050 0.243 kt +10.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1096 kt 0.0931 kt 0.129 kt 9
1970s 0.1261 kt 0.1088 kt 0.1434 kt 10
1980s 0.1385 kt 0.1188 kt 0.1528 kt 10
1990s 0.1735 kt 0.1556 kt 0.1899 kt 10
2000s 0.1997 kt 0.1666 kt 0.2343 kt 10
2010s 0.2202 kt 0.1899 kt 0.2307 kt 10
2020s 0.2334 kt 0.2094 kt 0.2678 kt 4
2030s 0.221 kt 0.221 kt 0.221 kt 1
2050s 0.243 kt 0.243 kt 0.243 kt 1

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 Brazil 0.4225 kt compare
  2. 3 China 0.0582 kt compare
  3. 4 China, mainland 0.0577 kt compare
  4. 4 Viet Nam 0.0185 kt compare
  5. 5 OECD 0.0563 kt compare

See the full ranking of 146 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane — burning crop residues in India?
Sugar cane — burning crop residues in India was 0.243 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar cane — burning crop residues recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.2678 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest sugar cane — burning crop residues recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0931 kt in 1968.
How does India rank for sugar cane — burning crop residues?
India ranks 2nd out of 103 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this India 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).