Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita was 0 kt per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa is 0 kt per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0 kt per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 2023.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per person | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per person | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per person | -9.6% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per person | -9.9% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per person | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per person | +13.4% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per person | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per person | -13.4% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per person | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per person | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per person | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per person | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per person | -12.2% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per person | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per person | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per person | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per person | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per person | -11.5% |
| 1988 | 0 kt per person | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per person | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per person | -13.2% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per person | -10.2% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per person | -32.2% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per person | +17.5% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per person | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per person | +14.6% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per person | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per person | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per person | -24.3% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per person | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per person | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per person | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per person | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per person | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per person | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per person | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per person | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per person | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per person | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per person | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.27 billion kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 6.71 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 15.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 67.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 88.91 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 4.27 billion kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 427.00 million kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 1.28 billion kg (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 137.43 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 3.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2023.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 (Emissions CH4) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.