Wheat — Burning crop residues in USSR
USSR: Wheat — Burning crop residues was 18.35 million t in 1991. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Burning crop residues in USSR, 1961–1991
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 1991, wheat — burning crop residues in USSR stood at 18.35 million t. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues in USSR peaked at 28.08 million t in 1965 and was at its lowest, 18.35 million t, in 1991.
That places USSR 2nd out of 125 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Wheat — Burning crop residues in USSR, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25.20 million t | — |
| 1962 | 26.96 million t | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 25.84 million t | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 27.15 million t | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 28.08 million t | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 27.98 million t | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 26.81 million t | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 26.89 million t | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 26.09 million t | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 26.09 million t | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 25.61 million t | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 23.40 million t | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 25.26 million t | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 23.87 million t | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 24.79 million t | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 23.80 million t | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 24.81 million t | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 25.16 million t | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 23.06 million t | -8.3% |
| 1980 | 24.58 million t | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 23.68 million t | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 22.91 million t | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 20.33 million t | -11.3% |
| 1984 | 20.42 million t | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 20.11 million t | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 19.49 million t | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 18.67 million t | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 19.22 million t | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 19.07 million t | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 19.27 million t | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 18.35 million t | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.78 million t | 25.20 million t | 28.08 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.59 million t | 23.06 million t | 26.09 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.85 million t | 18.67 million t | 24.58 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.81 million t | 18.35 million t | 19.27 million t | 2 |
Countries ranked near USSR
More climate change data for USSR
- Potatoes — Crop residues 193.22 million kg (1991)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 8.02 kt (1991)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 122.23 kt (1991)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 391,062 kt (1991)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 80,022 kt (1991)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 311,040 kt (1991)
- Potatoes — Crop residues 3.04 kt (1991)
- Rice — Burning crop residues 329,670 t (1991)
- Potatoes — Crop residues 0.6832 kt (1991)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 0.208 kt (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — burning crop residues in USSR?
- Wheat — burning crop residues in USSR was 18.35 million t in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 28.08 million t in 1965.
- What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.35 million t in 1991.
- How does USSR rank for wheat — burning crop residues?
- USSR ranks 2nd out of 125 countries with data for 1991.
- Is wheat — burning crop residues rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this USSR 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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About this data
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).