Sugar cane — Burning crop residues in World

World: Sugar cane — Burning crop residues was 1.22 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
1.22 kt
Rank
1st
of 29 groups
All-time high
1.23 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.4054 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

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

0.40.60.811.2196120052050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for sugar cane — burning crop residues in World is 1.22 kt, measured in 2050.

Over the whole period, sugar cane — burning crop residues in World peaked at 1.23 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4054 kt, in 1961.

That places World 1st 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 World, year by year

Annual values for Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O) in World, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 0.4054 kt
1962 0.4105 kt +1.3%
1963 0.4112 kt +0.2%
1964 0.4244 kt +3.2%
1965 0.4624 kt +9.0%
1966 0.4721 kt +2.1%
1967 0.4527 kt -4.1%
1968 0.4362 kt -3.6%
1969 0.4571 kt +4.8%
1970 0.5057 kt +10.6%
1971 0.503 kt -0.5%
1972 0.4946 kt -1.7%
1973 0.5073 kt +2.6%
1974 0.5429 kt +7.0%
1975 0.555 kt +2.2%
1976 0.5722 kt +3.1%
1977 0.5928 kt +3.6%
1978 0.6229 kt +5.1%
1979 0.6249 kt +0.3%
1980 0.6045 kt -3.3%
1981 0.6227 kt +3.0%
1982 0.685 kt +10.0%
1983 0.6998 kt +2.2%
1984 0.7114 kt +1.7%
1985 0.7256 kt +2.0%
1986 0.7201 kt -0.8%
1987 0.7421 kt +3.1%
1988 0.7457 kt +0.5%
1989 0.7524 kt +0.9%
1990 0.7771 kt +3.3%
1991 0.8051 kt +3.6%
1992 0.8207 kt +1.9%
1993 0.7846 kt -4.4%
1994 0.7983 kt +1.7%
1995 0.8389 kt +5.1%
1996 0.8791 kt +4.8%
1997 0.8857 kt +0.8%
1998 0.8872 kt +0.2%
1999 0.8877 kt +0.1%
2000 0.8786 kt -1.0%
2001 0.8872 kt +1.0%
2002 0.9175 kt +3.4%
2003 0.9306 kt +1.4%
2004 0.9109 kt -2.1%
2005 0.8904 kt -2.3%
2006 0.9318 kt +4.6%
2007 1.03 kt +10.3%
2008 1.09 kt +6.2%
2009 1.07 kt -1.7%
2010 1.07 kt -0.1%
2011 1.16 kt +7.9%
2012 1.18 kt +2.0%
2013 1.22 kt +3.3%
2014 1.23 kt +0.8%
2015 1.2 kt -1.9%
2016 1.21 kt +0.2%
2017 1.19 kt -1.4%
2018 1.2 kt +0.9%
2019 1.23 kt +2.2%
2020 1.19 kt -3.2%
2021 1.18 kt -1.0%
2022 1.19 kt +1.3%
2023 1.23 kt +3.3%
2030 1.15 kt -6.8%
2050 1.22 kt +6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.4369 kt 0.4054 kt 0.4721 kt 9
1970s 0.5521 kt 0.4946 kt 0.6249 kt 10
1980s 0.7009 kt 0.6045 kt 0.7524 kt 10
1990s 0.8364 kt 0.7771 kt 0.8877 kt 10
2000s 0.9538 kt 0.8786 kt 1.09 kt 10
2010s 1.19 kt 1.07 kt 1.23 kt 10
2020s 1.2 kt 1.18 kt 1.23 kt 4
2030s 1.15 kt 1.15 kt 1.15 kt 1
2050s 1.22 kt 1.22 kt 1.22 kt 1

Countries ranked near World

  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

See the full ranking of 146 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane — burning crop residues in World?
Sugar cane — burning crop residues in World was 1.22 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar cane — burning crop residues recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 1.23 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest sugar cane — burning crop residues recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4054 kt in 1961.
How does World rank for sugar cane — burning crop residues?
World ranks 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this World 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).