Wheat — Burning crop residues in World

World: Wheat — Burning crop residues was 80.41 million t in 2050. ▬ Flat

Latest (2050)
80.41 million t
Rank
1st
of 30 groups
All-time high
95.67 million t
in 1981
All-time low
80.41 million t
in 2050
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Wheat — Burning crop residues in World, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wheat — burning crop residues in World is 80.41 million t, measured in 2050. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues in World peaked at 95.67 million t in 1981 and was at its lowest, 80.41 million t, in 2050.

World ranks 1st of 30 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

Wheat — Burning crop residues in World, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in World, 1961 to 2050.
Year t Change
1961 81.68 million t
1962 83.02 million t +1.6%
1963 82.45 million t -0.7%
1964 86.62 million t +5.0%
1965 86.79 million t +0.2%
1966 86.31 million t -0.6%
1967 87.90 million t +1.8%
1968 89.95 million t +2.3%
1969 87.10 million t -3.2%
1970 83.19 million t -4.5%
1971 85.57 million t +2.9%
1972 85.50 million t -0.1%
1973 87.75 million t +2.6%
1974 88.85 million t +1.3%
1975 90.65 million t +2.0%
1976 93.77 million t +3.4%
1977 91.43 million t -2.5%
1978 91.85 million t +0.5%
1979 91.35 million t -0.5%
1980 94.90 million t +3.9%
1981 95.67 million t +0.8%
1982 95.39 million t -0.3%
1983 92.12 million t -3.4%
1984 92.31 million t +0.2%
1985 92.00 million t -0.3%
1986 91.10 million t -1.0%
1987 88.22 million t -3.2%
1988 87.35 million t -1.0%
1989 90.71 million t +3.9%
1990 92.30 million t +1.7%
1991 90.49 million t -2.0%
1992 88.54 million t -2.2%
1993 88.77 million t +0.2%
1994 86.04 million t -3.1%
1995 86.03 million t -0.0%
1996 89.15 million t +3.6%
1997 91.19 million t +2.3%
1998 87.69 million t -3.8%
1999 84.70 million t -3.4%
2000 86.05 million t +1.6%
2001 85.82 million t -0.3%
2002 85.96 million t +0.2%
2003 82.97 million t -3.5%
2004 86.27 million t +4.0%
2005 88.67 million t +2.8%
2006 85.02 million t -4.1%
2007 86.18 million t +1.4%
2008 88.86 million t +3.1%
2009 90.08 million t +1.4%
2010 86.24 million t -4.3%
2011 88.11 million t +2.2%
2012 87.12 million t -1.1%
2013 87.37 million t +0.3%
2014 87.82 million t +0.5%
2015 89.19 million t +1.6%
2016 87.58 million t -1.8%
2017 86.87 million t -0.8%
2018 85.08 million t -2.1%
2019 85.40 million t +0.4%
2020 86.88 million t +1.7%
2021 87.95 million t +1.2%
2022 87.61 million t -0.4%
2023 88.16 million t +0.6%
2030 82.10 million t -6.9%
2050 80.41 million t -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 85.76 million t 81.68 million t 89.95 million t 9
1970s 88.99 million t 83.19 million t 93.77 million t 10
1980s 91.98 million t 87.35 million t 95.67 million t 10
1990s 88.49 million t 84.70 million t 92.30 million t 10
2000s 86.59 million t 82.97 million t 90.08 million t 10
2010s 87.08 million t 85.08 million t 89.19 million t 10
2020s 87.65 million t 86.88 million t 88.16 million t 4
2030s 82.10 million t 82.10 million t 82.10 million t 1
2050s 80.41 million t 80.41 million t 80.41 million t 1

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 OECD 31.22 million t compare
  2. 2 USSR 18.35 million t compare
  3. 3 India 8.83 million t compare
  4. 3 Türkiye 2.61 million t compare
  5. 4 China 6.68 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — burning crop residues in World?
Wheat — burning crop residues in World was 80.41 million t in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 95.67 million t in 1981.
What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 80.41 million t in 2050.
How does World rank for wheat — burning crop residues?
World ranks 1st out of 30 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 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).