Wheat — Burning crop residues in India

India: Wheat — Burning crop residues was 8.83 million t in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
8.83 million t
World rank
3rd
of 125 countries
All-time high
12.59 million t
in 2015
All-time low
5.03 million t
in 1966
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Wheat — Burning crop residues in India, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

India recorded 8.83 million t for wheat — burning crop residues in 2050.

Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues in India peaked at 12.59 million t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.03 million t, in 1966.

India ranks 3rd of 125 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Wheat — Burning crop residues in India, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in India, 1961 to 2050.
Year t Change
1961 5.17 million t
1962 5.43 million t +5.0%
1963 5.44 million t +0.1%
1964 5.40 million t -0.7%
1965 5.37 million t -0.6%
1966 5.03 million t -6.3%
1967 5.14 million t +2.1%
1968 6.00 million t +16.8%
1969 6.38 million t +6.4%
1970 6.65 million t +4.2%
1971 7.30 million t +9.7%
1972 7.66 million t +4.9%
1973 7.79 million t +1.7%
1974 7.43 million t -4.5%
1975 7.20 million t -3.1%
1976 8.18 million t +13.6%
1977 8.37 million t +2.3%
1978 8.58 million t +2.6%
1979 9.06 million t +5.5%
1980 8.87 million t -2.1%
1981 8.91 million t +0.5%
1982 8.86 million t -0.6%
1983 9.43 million t +6.4%
1984 9.87 million t +4.7%
1985 9.43 million t -4.5%
1986 9.20 million t -2.4%
1987 9.25 million t +0.6%
1988 9.23 million t -0.3%
1989 9.64 million t +4.5%
1990 9.40 million t -2.5%
1991 9.67 million t +2.8%
1992 9.30 million t -3.7%
1993 9.84 million t +5.7%
1994 10.06 million t +2.3%
1995 10.28 million t +2.2%
1996 10.00 million t -2.7%
1997 10.35 million t +3.5%
1998 10.68 million t +3.1%
1999 11.01 million t +3.1%
2000 10.99 million t -0.1%
2001 10.29 million t -6.4%
2002 10.54 million t +2.4%
2003 10.08 million t -4.4%
2004 10.64 million t +5.6%
2005 10.55 million t -0.8%
2006 10.59 million t +0.4%
2007 11.20 million t +5.7%
2008 11.22 million t +0.2%
2009 11.10 million t -1.0%
2010 11.38 million t +2.5%
2011 11.63 million t +2.1%
2012 11.94 million t +2.7%
2013 11.86 million t -0.7%
2014 12.19 million t +2.8%
2015 12.59 million t +3.3%
2016 12.17 million t -3.3%
2017 12.31 million t +1.2%
2018 11.86 million t -3.7%
2019 11.73 million t -1.1%
2020 12.54 million t +7.0%
2021 12.45 million t -0.7%
2022 12.18 million t -2.1%
2023 12.56 million t +3.1%
2030 9.41 million t -25.0%
2050 8.83 million t -6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.48 million t 5.03 million t 6.38 million t 9
1970s 7.82 million t 6.65 million t 9.06 million t 10
1980s 9.27 million t 8.86 million t 9.87 million t 10
1990s 10.06 million t 9.30 million t 11.01 million t 10
2000s 10.72 million t 10.08 million t 11.22 million t 10
2010s 11.97 million t 11.38 million t 12.59 million t 10
2020s 12.43 million t 12.18 million t 12.56 million t 4
2030s 9.41 million t 9.41 million t 9.41 million t 1
2050s 8.83 million t 8.83 million t 8.83 million t 1

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 OECD 31.22 million t compare
  2. 2 USSR 18.35 million t compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 2.61 million t compare
  4. 4 China 6.68 million t compare
  5. 5 China, mainland 6.68 million t compare
  6. 6 Russian Federation 6.64 million t compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — burning crop residues in India?
Wheat — burning crop residues in India was 8.83 million t in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 12.59 million t in 2015.
What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 5.03 million t in 1966.
How does India rank for wheat — burning crop residues?
India ranks 3rd out of 125 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 Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
169 places, 9,743 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).