Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per in China
China: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per was 1.01 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in China is 1.01 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in China peaked at 1.32 t per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.9214 t per square kilometre, in 2004.
China ranks 35th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per in China, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.03 t per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1963 | 1.01 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 1.08 t per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 1.05 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 1.02 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 1.08 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 1.05 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 1.07 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 1.08 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 1.12 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 1.13 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 1.15 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.18 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 1.21 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 1.19 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.24 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 1.25 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.24 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.2 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 1.19 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.24 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 1.26 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 1.24 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.26 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.23 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 1.23 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.27 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 1.31 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 1.32 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.3 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.29 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.23 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 1.23 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.26 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.28 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.27 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.23 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.14 t per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 1.05 t per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 1.02 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9372 t per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9214 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9711 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 1.01 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.01 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.01 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.03 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.03 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.03 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.03 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.03 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.03 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.05 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.04 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.03 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.01 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9963 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.01 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.01 t per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3206 t per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- China's 1.01 t per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0739 t per square kilometre, 13.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 t per square kilometre | 1.01 t per square kilometre | 1.09 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.16 t per square kilometre | 1.08 t per square kilometre | 1.25 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.24 t per square kilometre | 1.19 t per square kilometre | 1.27 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 t per square kilometre | 1.23 t per square kilometre | 1.32 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 t per square kilometre | 0.9214 t per square kilometre | 1.14 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 t per square kilometre | 1.01 t per square kilometre | 1.05 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 t per square kilometre | 0.9963 t per square kilometre | 1.01 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 32 Afghanistan 1.23 t per square kilometre compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 1.12 t per square kilometre compare
- 34 North Macedonia 1.1 t per square kilometre compare
- 36 Armenia 0.9986 t per square kilometre compare
- 37 Bangladesh 0.975 t per square kilometre compare
- 38 Palestine 0.9386 t per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in China?
- Wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in China was 1.01 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 t per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9214 t per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does China rank for wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per?
- China ranks 35th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.