Wheat — Burning crop residues in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Wheat — Burning crop residues was 0.4374 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
0.4374 kt
World rank
7th
of 125 countries
All-time high
0.4374 kt
in 2050
All-time low
0.1689 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Wheat — Burning crop residues in Australia and New Zealand, 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 Australia and New Zealand is 0.4374 kt, measured in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 0.4374 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 0.1689 kt, in 1961.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Wheat — Burning crop residues in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O) in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 0.1689 kt
1962 0.1887 kt +11.7%
1963 0.1892 kt +0.3%
1964 0.2054 kt +8.6%
1965 0.2005 kt -2.4%
1966 0.2382 kt +18.8%
1967 0.2569 kt +7.9%
1968 0.3072 kt +19.6%
1969 0.2692 kt -12.4%
1970 0.1844 kt -31.5%
1971 0.2026 kt +9.9%
1972 0.2159 kt +6.6%
1973 0.2536 kt +17.5%
1974 0.2345 kt -7.5%
1975 0.2412 kt +2.9%
1976 0.2537 kt +5.2%
1977 0.2814 kt +10.9%
1978 0.2895 kt +2.9%
1979 0.3147 kt +8.7%
1980 0.3183 kt +1.1%
1981 0.3351 kt +5.3%
1982 0.3246 kt -3.1%
1983 0.364 kt +12.1%
1984 0.3401 kt -6.6%
1985 0.3291 kt -3.2%
1986 0.3143 kt -4.5%
1987 0.2545 kt -19.0%
1988 0.2486 kt -2.3%
1989 0.2532 kt +1.9%
1990 0.2592 kt +2.4%
1991 0.2592 kt +0.0%
1992 0.2022 kt -22.0%
1993 0.2328 kt +15.1%
1994 0.236 kt +1.4%
1995 0.2224 kt -5.8%
1996 0.2596 kt +16.7%
1997 0.3078 kt +18.6%
1998 0.2937 kt -4.6%
1999 0.3247 kt +10.6%
2000 0.3469 kt +6.8%
2001 0.3413 kt -1.6%
2002 0.324 kt -5.1%
2003 0.314 kt -3.1%
2004 0.367 kt +16.9%
2005 0.3763 kt +2.5%
2006 0.3495 kt -7.1%
2007 0.3315 kt -5.2%
2008 0.3534 kt +6.6%
2009 0.3804 kt +7.6%
2010 0.3902 kt +2.6%
2011 0.3795 kt -2.7%
2012 0.3908 kt +3.0%
2013 0.3648 kt -6.7%
2014 0.3545 kt -2.8%
2015 0.3481 kt -1.8%
2016 0.3173 kt -8.8%
2017 0.3425 kt +7.9%
2018 0.3069 kt -10.4%
2019 0.2925 kt -4.7%
2020 0.2774 kt -5.2%
2021 0.3552 kt +28.0%
2022 0.3576 kt +0.7%
2023 0.363 kt +1.5%
2030 0.4286 kt +18.1%
2050 0.4374 kt +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2249 kt 0.1689 kt 0.3072 kt 9
1970s 0.2471 kt 0.1844 kt 0.3147 kt 10
1980s 0.3082 kt 0.2486 kt 0.364 kt 10
1990s 0.2598 kt 0.2022 kt 0.3247 kt 10
2000s 0.3484 kt 0.314 kt 0.3804 kt 10
2010s 0.3487 kt 0.2925 kt 0.3908 kt 10
2020s 0.3383 kt 0.2774 kt 0.363 kt 4
2030s 0.4286 kt 0.4286 kt 0.4286 kt 1
2050s 0.4374 kt 0.4374 kt 0.4374 kt 1

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 4 China 0.4679 kt compare
  2. 4 China, mainland 0.4679 kt compare
  3. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.1453 kt compare
  4. 5 Syrian Arab Republic 0.085 kt compare
  5. 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0154 kt compare
  6. 6 Russian Federation 0.4646 kt compare
  7. 7 Republic of Moldova 0.0067 kt compare
  8. 8 Australia 0.4362 kt compare
  9. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0047 kt compare
  10. 9 Canada 0.2836 kt compare
  11. 9 United Republic of Tanzania 0.0024 kt compare
  12. 10 Kazakhstan 0.2404 kt compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — burning crop residues in Australia and New Zealand?
Wheat — burning crop residues in Australia and New Zealand was 0.4374 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.4374 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1689 kt in 1961.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for wheat — burning crop residues?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th out of 125 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O)
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
Last refreshed

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).