Wheat — Burning crop residues in Australia

Australia: Wheat — Burning crop residues was 0.4362 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
0.4362 kt
World rank
8th
of 125 countries
All-time high
0.4362 kt
in 2050
All-time low
0.1668 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Wheat — Burning crop residues in Australia, 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 is 0.4362 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 peaked at 0.4362 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 0.1668 kt, in 1961.

That places Australia 8th out of 125 countries with data for 2050, putting it 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, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O) in Australia, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 0.1668 kt
1962 0.1866 kt +11.9%
1963 0.1867 kt +0.1%
1964 0.203 kt +8.7%
1965 0.1985 kt -2.2%
1966 0.2359 kt +18.8%
1967 0.2543 kt +7.8%
1968 0.3037 kt +19.4%
1969 0.2656 kt -12.5%
1970 0.1814 kt -31.7%
1971 0.1999 kt +10.2%
1972 0.2129 kt +6.5%
1973 0.2506 kt +17.7%
1974 0.2326 kt -7.2%
1975 0.2395 kt +3.0%
1976 0.2508 kt +4.7%
1977 0.2787 kt +11.1%
1978 0.287 kt +3.0%
1979 0.3123 kt +8.8%
1980 0.3159 kt +1.2%
1981 0.3328 kt +5.3%
1982 0.3226 kt -3.1%
1983 0.3621 kt +12.2%
1984 0.3382 kt -6.6%
1985 0.3271 kt -3.3%
1986 0.3118 kt -4.7%
1987 0.2521 kt -19.1%
1988 0.2472 kt -1.9%
1989 0.2521 kt +2.0%
1990 0.2581 kt +2.4%
1991 0.2581 kt +0.0%
1992 0.2011 kt -22.1%
1993 0.2317 kt +15.2%
1994 0.2347 kt +1.3%
1995 0.2209 kt -5.9%
1996 0.2582 kt +16.9%
1997 0.3062 kt +18.6%
1998 0.2923 kt -4.5%
1999 0.3232 kt +10.6%
2000 0.3455 kt +6.9%
2001 0.3399 kt -1.6%
2002 0.3228 kt -5.0%
2003 0.3128 kt -3.1%
2004 0.3659 kt +17.0%
2005 0.3752 kt +2.5%
2006 0.3484 kt -7.1%
2007 0.3303 kt -5.2%
2008 0.3522 kt +6.6%
2009 0.3788 kt +7.6%
2010 0.3887 kt +2.6%
2011 0.378 kt -2.8%
2012 0.3893 kt +3.0%
2013 0.3634 kt -6.7%
2014 0.3532 kt -2.8%
2015 0.3467 kt -1.8%
2016 0.3159 kt -8.9%
2017 0.3414 kt +8.1%
2018 0.3057 kt -10.5%
2019 0.2913 kt -4.7%
2020 0.2762 kt -5.2%
2021 0.354 kt +28.2%
2022 0.3564 kt +0.7%
2023 0.3619 kt +1.5%
2030 0.4273 kt +18.1%
2050 0.4362 kt +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2223 kt 0.1668 kt 0.3037 kt 9
1970s 0.2446 kt 0.1814 kt 0.3123 kt 10
1980s 0.3062 kt 0.2472 kt 0.3621 kt 10
1990s 0.2584 kt 0.2011 kt 0.3232 kt 10
2000s 0.3472 kt 0.3128 kt 0.3788 kt 10
2010s 0.3474 kt 0.2913 kt 0.3893 kt 10
2020s 0.3371 kt 0.2762 kt 0.3619 kt 4
2030s 0.4273 kt 0.4273 kt 0.4273 kt 1
2050s 0.4362 kt 0.4362 kt 0.4362 kt 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 6 Russian Federation 0.4646 kt compare
  2. 7 Australia and New Zealand 0.4374 kt compare
  3. 9 Canada 0.2836 kt compare
  4. 10 Kazakhstan 0.2404 kt compare
  5. 11 Argentina 0.2277 kt compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — burning crop residues in Australia?
Wheat — burning crop residues in Australia was 0.4362 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4362 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1668 kt in 1961.
How does Australia rank for wheat — burning crop residues?
Australia ranks 8th out of 125 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Australia 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
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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).