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Wheat — Burning crop residues in China, mainland

China, mainland: Wheat — Burning crop residues was 0.4679 kt in 2050. ▼ Falling

Latest (2050)
0.4679 kt
World rank
4th
of 125 countries
All-time high
0.8665 kt
in 1991
All-time low
0.4679 kt
in 2050
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Wheat — Burning crop residues in China, mainland, 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 China, mainland is 0.4679 kt, measured in 2050. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues in China, mainland peaked at 0.8665 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.4679 kt, in 2050.

China, mainland ranks 4th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Wheat — Burning crop residues in China, mainland, year by year

Year kt Change
1961 0.7153 kt —
1962 0.6734 kt -5.9%
1963 0.6649 kt -1.3%
1964 0.7107 kt +6.9%
1965 0.6912 kt -2.7%
1966 0.669 kt -3.2%
1967 0.7077 kt +5.8%
1968 0.6897 kt -2.5%
1969 0.7038 kt +2.0%
1970 0.7121 kt +1.2%
1971 0.7172 kt +0.7%
1972 0.7357 kt +2.6%
1973 0.7395 kt +0.5%
1974 0.757 kt +2.4%
1975 0.7737 kt +2.2%
1976 0.7946 kt +2.7%
1977 0.785 kt -1.2%
1978 0.8171 kt +4.1%
1979 0.821 kt +0.5%
1980 0.8173 kt -0.5%
1981 0.7918 kt -3.1%
1982 0.782 kt -1.2%
1983 0.8134 kt +4.0%
1984 0.8281 kt +1.8%
1985 0.8181 kt -1.2%
1986 0.8292 kt +1.4%
1987 0.8063 kt -2.8%
1988 0.806 kt -0.0%
1989 0.8356 kt +3.7%
1990 0.8611 kt +3.1%
1991 0.8665 kt +0.6%
1992 0.8539 kt -1.5%
1993 0.8466 kt -0.9%
1994 0.8115 kt -4.1%
1995 0.8081 kt -0.4%
1996 0.8291 kt +2.6%
1997 0.8416 kt +1.5%
1998 0.8337 kt -0.9%
1999 0.8079 kt -3.1%
2000 0.7463 kt -7.6%
2001 0.6906 kt -7.5%
2002 0.6694 kt -3.1%
2003 0.6159 kt -8.0%
2004 0.6055 kt -1.7%
2005 0.6382 kt +5.4%
2006 0.6612 kt +3.6%
2007 0.6642 kt +0.5%
2008 0.6613 kt -0.4%
2009 0.6801 kt +2.8%
2010 0.6792 kt -0.1%
2011 0.6796 kt +0.1%
2012 0.6795 kt -0.0%
2013 0.6753 kt -0.6%
2014 0.6739 kt -0.2%
2015 0.6887 kt +2.2%
2016 0.6915 kt +0.4%
2017 0.6854 kt -0.9%
2018 0.6795 kt -0.9%
2019 0.6644 kt -2.2%
2020 0.6546 kt -1.5%
2021 0.6599 kt +0.8%
2022 0.6586 kt -0.2%
2023 0.6616 kt +0.5%
2030 0.4879 kt -26.3%
2050 0.4679 kt -4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.6917 kt 0.6649 kt 0.7153 kt 9
1970s 0.7653 kt 0.7121 kt 0.821 kt 10
1980s 0.8128 kt 0.782 kt 0.8356 kt 10
1990s 0.836 kt 0.8079 kt 0.8665 kt 10
2000s 0.6633 kt 0.6055 kt 0.7463 kt 10
2010s 0.6797 kt 0.6644 kt 0.6915 kt 10
2020s 0.6587 kt 0.6546 kt 0.6616 kt 4
2030s 0.4879 kt 0.4879 kt 0.4879 kt 1
2050s 0.4679 kt 0.4679 kt 0.4679 kt 1

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 OECD 2.19 kt compare
  2. 2 USSR 1.28 kt compare
  3. 3 India 0.6182 kt compare
  4. 3 Türkiye 0.1828 kt compare
  5. 4 China 0.4679 kt compare
  6. 6 Russian Federation 0.4646 kt compare
  7. 7 Australia and New Zealand 0.4374 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — burning crop residues in China, mainland?
Wheat — burning crop residues in China, mainland was 0.4679 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 0.8665 kt in 1991.
What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4679 kt in 2050.
How does China, mainland rank for wheat — burning crop residues?
China, mainland ranks 4th out of 125 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this China, mainland 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).