Is wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in World?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in World

Name: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in World
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

World: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0 kt per square kilometre

Change on year

up 0.6%

Rank

1st

of 2 groups

All-time high

0 kt per square kilometre

in 1981

All-time low

0 kt per square kilometre

in 2003

Years of data

1961–2023

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in World, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

World recorded 0 kt per square kilometre for wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre in World peaked at 0 kt per square kilometre in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 2003.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in World, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in World, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kt per square kilometre	Change
1961	0 kt per square kilometre	—
1962	0 kt per square kilometre	+1.6%
1963	0 kt per square kilometre	-0.7%
1964	0 kt per square kilometre	+5.0%
1965	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.2%
1966	0 kt per square kilometre	-0.6%
1967	0 kt per square kilometre	+1.8%
1968	0 kt per square kilometre	+2.3%
1969	0 kt per square kilometre	-3.2%
1970	0 kt per square kilometre	-4.5%
1971	0 kt per square kilometre	+2.9%
1972	0 kt per square kilometre	-0.1%
1973	0 kt per square kilometre	+2.6%
1974	0 kt per square kilometre	+1.3%
1975	0 kt per square kilometre	+2.0%
1976	0 kt per square kilometre	+3.4%
1977	0 kt per square kilometre	-2.5%
1978	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.5%
1979	0 kt per square kilometre	-0.5%
1980	0 kt per square kilometre	+3.9%
1981	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.8%
1982	0 kt per square kilometre	-0.3%
1983	0 kt per square kilometre	-3.4%
1984	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.2%
1985	0 kt per square kilometre	-0.3%
1986	0 kt per square kilometre	-1.0%
1987	0 kt per square kilometre	-3.2%
1988	0 kt per square kilometre	-1.0%
1989	0 kt per square kilometre	+3.9%
1990	0 kt per square kilometre	+1.7%
1991	0 kt per square kilometre	-2.0%
1992	0 kt per square kilometre	-19.0%
1993	0 kt per square kilometre	-0.7%
1994	0 kt per square kilometre	-3.1%
1995	0 kt per square kilometre	-0.0%
1996	0 kt per square kilometre	+3.6%
1997	0 kt per square kilometre	+2.2%
1998	0 kt per square kilometre	-3.8%
1999	0 kt per square kilometre	-3.4%
2000	0 kt per square kilometre	+1.5%
2001	0 kt per square kilometre	-0.3%
2002	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.2%
2003	0 kt per square kilometre	-3.5%
2004	0 kt per square kilometre	+3.9%
2005	0 kt per square kilometre	+2.8%
2006	0 kt per square kilometre	-4.2%
2007	0 kt per square kilometre	+1.4%
2008	0 kt per square kilometre	+3.1%
2009	0 kt per square kilometre	+1.4%
2010	0 kt per square kilometre	-4.3%
2011	0 kt per square kilometre	+2.2%
2012	0 kt per square kilometre	-3.0%
2013	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.3%
2014	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.5%
2015	0 kt per square kilometre	+1.6%
2016	0 kt per square kilometre	-1.8%
2017	0 kt per square kilometre	-0.8%
2018	0 kt per square kilometre	-2.1%
2019	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.4%
2020	0 kt per square kilometre	+1.7%
2021	0 kt per square kilometre	+1.4%
2022	0 kt per square kilometre	-0.4%
2023	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	9
1970s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	10
1980s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	10
1990s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	10
2000s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	10
2010s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	10
2020s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near World

1 Lithuania 0 kt per square kilometre compare
2 Denmark 0 kt per square kilometre compare
3 Pakistan 0 kt per square kilometre compare
4 Hungary 0 kt per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 112 places →

More climate change data for World

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)

All data for World →

Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre in World?: Wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre in World was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre recorded in World?: The highest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1981.
What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre recorded in World?: The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2003.
How does World rank for wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre?: World ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
Is wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in World?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4) 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 (Emissions CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Wheat — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre
Unit: kt per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 112 places, 6,134 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4) 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.