Wheat — Burning crop residues in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Wheat — Burning crop residues was 4.67 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
4.67 kt
Rank
25th
of 30 groups
All-time high
4.67 kt
in 2050
All-time low
0.7953 kt
in 1978
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Wheat — Burning crop residues in Eastern Africa, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wheat — burning crop residues in Eastern Africa is 4.67 kt, measured in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues in Eastern Africa peaked at 4.67 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 0.7953 kt, in 1978.

That places Eastern Africa 25th out of 30 groups with data for 2050, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Wheat — Burning crop residues in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4) in Eastern Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 1.13 kt
1962 1.13 kt +0.5%
1963 1.16 kt +2.8%
1964 1.17 kt +0.6%
1965 1.22 kt +4.6%
1966 1.25 kt +2.2%
1967 1.28 kt +2.6%
1968 1.33 kt +3.8%
1969 1.36 kt +1.9%
1970 1.41 kt +4.1%
1971 1.45 kt +2.5%
1972 1.47 kt +1.8%
1973 1.09 kt -26.3%
1974 1.1 kt +1.3%
1975 1.06 kt -3.7%
1976 0.8258 kt -22.1%
1977 0.8293 kt +0.4%
1978 0.7953 kt -4.1%
1979 0.8021 kt +0.9%
1980 0.8291 kt +3.4%
1981 0.8315 kt +0.3%
1982 0.9905 kt +19.1%
1983 1.01 kt +1.9%
1984 0.8958 kt -11.3%
1985 0.9859 kt +10.1%
1986 1.11 kt +12.8%
1987 1.02 kt -8.7%
1988 1.03 kt +1.1%
1989 1.03 kt +0.4%
1990 0.9828 kt -4.7%
1991 0.92 kt -6.4%
1992 0.923 kt +0.3%
1993 0.9664 kt +4.7%
1994 1.12 kt +15.8%
1995 1.19 kt +6.7%
1996 1.39 kt +16.3%
1997 1.27 kt -8.7%
1998 1.29 kt +1.8%
1999 1.45 kt +12.2%
2000 1.49 kt +2.9%
2001 1.63 kt +9.1%
2002 1.4 kt -13.6%
2003 1.6 kt +13.9%
2004 1.57 kt -1.9%
2005 1.9 kt +21.0%
2006 1.97 kt +3.8%
2007 1.97 kt -0.2%
2008 1.82 kt -7.5%
2009 2.24 kt +23.4%
2010 2.03 kt -9.4%
2011 1.95 kt -4.1%
2012 2.19 kt +12.4%
2013 2.18 kt -0.4%
2014 2.2 kt +0.9%
2015 2.17 kt -1.7%
2016 2.22 kt +2.5%
2017 2.17 kt -2.1%
2018 2.22 kt +2.4%
2019 2.27 kt +2.0%
2020 2.34 kt +3.2%
2021 2.42 kt +3.5%
2022 2.42 kt +0.2%
2023 2.39 kt -1.5%
2030 3.45 kt +44.6%
2050 4.67 kt +35.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.23 kt 1.13 kt 1.36 kt 9
1970s 1.08 kt 0.7953 kt 1.47 kt 10
1980s 0.9728 kt 0.8291 kt 1.11 kt 10
1990s 1.15 kt 0.92 kt 1.45 kt 10
2000s 1.76 kt 1.4 kt 2.24 kt 10
2010s 2.16 kt 1.95 kt 2.27 kt 10
2020s 2.39 kt 2.34 kt 2.42 kt 4
2030s 3.45 kt 3.45 kt 3.45 kt 1
2050s 4.67 kt 4.67 kt 4.67 kt 1

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 22 Afghanistan 2.28 kt compare
  2. 23 Italy 2.22 kt compare
  3. 24 Spain 2.16 kt compare
  4. 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2 kt compare
  5. 26 Nepal 1.87 kt compare
  6. 27 Iraq 1.68 kt compare
  7. 28 Yugoslav SFR 1.67 kt compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — burning crop residues in Eastern Africa?
Wheat — burning crop residues in Eastern Africa was 4.67 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 4.67 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7953 kt in 1978.
How does Eastern Africa rank for wheat — burning crop residues?
Eastern Africa ranks 25th out of 30 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4)
Unit
kt
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).