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

Latin America and the Caribbean: Sugar cane — Burning crop residues was 0.5688 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
0.5688 kt
Rank
4th
of 29 groups
All-time high
0.626 kt
in 2014
All-time low
0.199 kt
in 1963
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues in Latin America and the Caribbean, 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 Latin America and the Caribbean is 0.5688 kt, measured in 2050.

Over the whole period, sugar cane — burning crop residues in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 0.626 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.199 kt, 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

Annual values for Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O) in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 0.2006 kt
1962 0.1997 kt -0.4%
1963 0.199 kt -0.4%
1964 0.2023 kt +1.7%
1965 0.2144 kt +6.0%
1966 0.2083 kt -2.8%
1967 0.2103 kt +1.0%
1968 0.2116 kt +0.6%
1969 0.2069 kt -2.2%
1970 0.2363 kt +14.2%
1971 0.2298 kt -2.8%
1972 0.2311 kt +0.6%
1973 0.2371 kt +2.6%
1974 0.2457 kt +3.6%
1975 0.2412 kt -1.8%
1976 0.2527 kt +4.8%
1977 0.2567 kt +1.6%
1978 0.2699 kt +5.1%
1979 0.2806 kt +4.0%
1980 0.2879 kt +2.6%
1981 0.289 kt +0.4%
1982 0.3035 kt +5.0%
1983 0.3125 kt +3.0%
1984 0.3299 kt +5.6%
1985 0.3409 kt +3.3%
1986 0.3461 kt +1.5%
1987 0.3653 kt +5.5%
1988 0.351 kt -3.9%
1989 0.3486 kt -0.7%
1990 0.3616 kt +3.7%
1991 0.3632 kt +0.4%
1992 0.3633 kt +0.0%
1993 0.3379 kt -7.0%
1994 0.3619 kt +7.1%
1995 0.3718 kt +2.7%
1996 0.387 kt +4.1%
1997 0.3882 kt +0.3%
1998 0.3921 kt +1.0%
1999 0.3796 kt -3.2%
2000 0.3777 kt -0.5%
2001 0.3821 kt +1.2%
2002 0.3923 kt +2.7%
2003 0.388 kt -1.1%
2004 0.4008 kt +3.3%
2005 0.403 kt +0.5%
2006 0.4248 kt +5.4%
2007 0.4586 kt +8.0%
2008 0.5104 kt +11.3%
2009 0.5355 kt +4.9%
2010 0.5501 kt +2.7%
2011 0.5828 kt +5.9%
2012 0.5879 kt +0.9%
2013 0.616 kt +4.8%
2014 0.626 kt +1.6%
2015 0.6137 kt -2.0%
2016 0.6169 kt +0.5%
2017 0.62 kt +0.5%
2018 0.6065 kt -2.2%
2019 0.6259 kt +3.2%
2020 0.6084 kt -2.8%
2021 0.6037 kt -0.8%
2022 0.5981 kt -0.9%
2023 0.6015 kt +0.6%
2030 0.553 kt -8.1%
2050 0.5688 kt +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2059 kt 0.199 kt 0.2144 kt 9
1970s 0.2481 kt 0.2298 kt 0.2806 kt 10
1980s 0.3275 kt 0.2879 kt 0.3653 kt 10
1990s 0.3707 kt 0.3379 kt 0.3921 kt 10
2000s 0.4273 kt 0.3777 kt 0.5355 kt 10
2010s 0.6046 kt 0.5501 kt 0.626 kt 10
2020s 0.6029 kt 0.5981 kt 0.6084 kt 4
2030s 0.553 kt 0.553 kt 0.553 kt 1
2050s 0.5688 kt 0.5688 kt 0.5688 kt 1

Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean

  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
  9. 7 Thailand 0.05 kt compare
  10. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.006 kt 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 0.5688 kt 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 0.626 kt in 2014.
What is the lowest sugar cane — burning crop residues recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 0.199 kt 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 (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
Last refreshed

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).