Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual in India
India: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual was 3.09 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual in India, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), annual in India is 3.09 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 244.4% on the previous year and up 539.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), annual in India peaked at 16.83 % change on previous year in 1968 and was at its lowest, -6.39 % change on previous year, in 2001.
That places India 42nd out of 135 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual in India, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 4.97 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0.1474 % change on previous year | -97.0% |
| 1964 | -0.6696 % change on previous year | -554.3% |
| 1965 | -0.5704 % change on previous year | -14.8% |
| 1966 | -6.33 % change on previous year | +1010.2% |
| 1967 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -133.4% |
| 1968 | 16.83 % change on previous year | +695.3% |
| 1969 | 6.4 % change on previous year | -62.0% |
| 1970 | 4.18 % change on previous year | -34.7% |
| 1971 | 9.71 % change on previous year | +132.3% |
| 1972 | 4.93 % change on previous year | -49.3% |
| 1973 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -65.6% |
| 1974 | -4.52 % change on previous year | -366.7% |
| 1975 | -3.08 % change on previous year | -31.9% |
| 1976 | 13.57 % change on previous year | -540.2% |
| 1977 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -83.1% |
| 1978 | 2.55 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 5.53 % change on previous year | +116.4% |
| 1980 | -2.07 % change on previous year | -137.5% |
| 1981 | 0.483 % change on previous year | -123.3% |
| 1982 | -0.6033 % change on previous year | -224.9% |
| 1983 | 6.43 % change on previous year | -1165.2% |
| 1984 | 4.69 % change on previous year | -27.1% |
| 1985 | -4.49 % change on previous year | -195.7% |
| 1986 | -2.41 % change on previous year | -46.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5818 % change on previous year | -124.2% |
| 1988 | -0.2961 % change on previous year | -150.9% |
| 1989 | 4.54 % change on previous year | -1632.1% |
| 1990 | -2.52 % change on previous year | -155.5% |
| 1991 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -212.4% |
| 1992 | -3.75 % change on previous year | -232.3% |
| 1993 | 5.7 % change on previous year | -252.3% |
| 1994 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -60.2% |
| 1995 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1996 | -2.68 % change on previous year | -222.0% |
| 1997 | 3.5 % change on previous year | -230.6% |
| 1998 | 3.13 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2000 | -0.1353 % change on previous year | -104.4% |
| 2001 | -6.39 % change on previous year | +4619.1% |
| 2002 | 2.39 % change on previous year | -137.4% |
| 2003 | -4.36 % change on previous year | -282.7% |
| 2004 | 5.55 % change on previous year | -227.3% |
| 2005 | -0.7962 % change on previous year | -114.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3809 % change on previous year | -147.8% |
| 2007 | 5.71 % change on previous year | +1397.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1572 % change on previous year | -97.2% |
| 2009 | -1.02 % change on previous year | -749.0% |
| 2010 | 2.54 % change on previous year | -349.0% |
| 2011 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 2.72 % change on previous year | +26.8% |
| 2013 | -0.7033 % change on previous year | -125.8% |
| 2014 | 2.77 % change on previous year | -493.2% |
| 2015 | 3.28 % change on previous year | +18.7% |
| 2016 | -3.34 % change on previous year | -201.7% |
| 2017 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -136.0% |
| 2018 | -3.69 % change on previous year | -407.0% |
| 2019 | -1.12 % change on previous year | -69.6% |
| 2020 | 6.95 % change on previous year | -721.3% |
| 2021 | -0.7391 % change on previous year | -110.6% |
| 2022 | -2.14 % change on previous year | +189.8% |
| 2023 | 3.09 % change on previous year | -244.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 3.09 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6216 % change on previous year, 5.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -4619.1% | -0.1353 % change on previous year | -6.39 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | +1632.1% | -0.2961 % change on previous year | 4.54 % change on previous year |
| 2007 | +1397.8% | 0.3809 % change on previous year | 5.71 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.86 % change on previous year | -6.33 % change on previous year | 16.83 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.68 % change on previous year | -4.52 % change on previous year | 13.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6846 % change on previous year | -4.49 % change on previous year | 6.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 % change on previous year | -3.75 % change on previous year | 5.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1483 % change on previous year | -6.39 % change on previous year | 5.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5814 % change on previous year | -3.69 % change on previous year | 3.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 % change on previous year | -2.14 % change on previous year | 6.95 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 39 Türkiye 3.5 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Yugoslav SFR 3.47 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Paraguay 3.38 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.64 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.44 % change on previous year compare
- 45 OECD 2.19 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for India
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.69 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 664.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), annual in India?
- Wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), annual in India was 3.09 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), annual recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 16.83 % change on previous year in 1968.
- What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), annual recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.39 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does India rank for wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), annual?
- India ranks 42nd out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), annual rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 539.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Wheat — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.