Wheat — Burning crop residues in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Wheat — Burning crop residues was 0.1212 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
0.1212 kt
Rank
25th
of 30 groups
All-time high
0.1212 kt
in 2050
All-time low
0.0206 kt
in 1978
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Wheat — Burning crop residues in Eastern Africa, 1961–2050

0.0250.050.0750.10.125196120052050

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Eastern Africa recorded 0.1212 kt for wheat — burning crop residues in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues in Eastern Africa peaked at 0.1212 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 0.0206 kt, in 1978.

That places Eastern Africa 25th out of 30 groups with data for 2050, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Wheat — Burning crop residues in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O) in Eastern Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 0.0292 kt
1962 0.0294 kt +0.7%
1963 0.0302 kt +2.7%
1964 0.0303 kt +0.3%
1965 0.0317 kt +4.6%
1966 0.0324 kt +2.2%
1967 0.0333 kt +2.8%
1968 0.0345 kt +3.6%
1969 0.0352 kt +2.0%
1970 0.0366 kt +4.0%
1971 0.0375 kt +2.5%
1972 0.0382 kt +1.9%
1973 0.0282 kt -26.2%
1974 0.0285 kt +1.1%
1975 0.0275 kt -3.5%
1976 0.0214 kt -22.2%
1977 0.0215 kt +0.5%
1978 0.0206 kt -4.2%
1979 0.0208 kt +1.0%
1980 0.0215 kt +3.4%
1981 0.0216 kt +0.5%
1982 0.0257 kt +19.0%
1983 0.0262 kt +1.9%
1984 0.0232 kt -11.5%
1985 0.0256 kt +10.3%
1986 0.0288 kt +12.5%
1987 0.0263 kt -8.7%
1988 0.0266 kt +1.1%
1989 0.0267 kt +0.4%
1990 0.0255 kt -4.5%
1991 0.0239 kt -6.3%
1992 0.0239 kt +0.0%
1993 0.0251 kt +5.0%
1994 0.029 kt +15.5%
1995 0.031 kt +6.9%
1996 0.036 kt +16.1%
1997 0.0329 kt -8.6%
1998 0.0335 kt +1.8%
1999 0.0375 kt +11.9%
2000 0.0386 kt +2.9%
2001 0.0422 kt +9.3%
2002 0.0364 kt -13.7%
2003 0.0415 kt +14.0%
2004 0.0407 kt -1.9%
2005 0.0492 kt +20.9%
2006 0.0511 kt +3.9%
2007 0.051 kt -0.2%
2008 0.0472 kt -7.5%
2009 0.0582 kt +23.3%
2010 0.0527 kt -9.5%
2011 0.0505 kt -4.2%
2012 0.0568 kt +12.5%
2013 0.0566 kt -0.4%
2014 0.0571 kt +0.9%
2015 0.0561 kt -1.8%
2016 0.0575 kt +2.5%
2017 0.0563 kt -2.1%
2018 0.0577 kt +2.5%
2019 0.0588 kt +1.9%
2020 0.0607 kt +3.2%
2021 0.0628 kt +3.5%
2022 0.0629 kt +0.2%
2023 0.0619 kt -1.6%
2030 0.0896 kt +44.7%
2050 0.1212 kt +35.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0318 kt 0.0292 kt 0.0352 kt 9
1970s 0.0281 kt 0.0206 kt 0.0382 kt 10
1980s 0.0252 kt 0.0215 kt 0.0288 kt 10
1990s 0.0298 kt 0.0239 kt 0.0375 kt 10
2000s 0.0456 kt 0.0364 kt 0.0582 kt 10
2010s 0.056 kt 0.0505 kt 0.0588 kt 10
2020s 0.0621 kt 0.0607 kt 0.0629 kt 4
2030s 0.0896 kt 0.0896 kt 0.0896 kt 1
2050s 0.1212 kt 0.1212 kt 0.1212 kt 1

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 22 Afghanistan 0.0591 kt compare
  2. 23 Italy 0.0575 kt compare
  3. 24 Spain 0.0561 kt compare
  4. 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0517 kt compare
  5. 26 Nepal 0.0485 kt compare
  6. 27 Iraq 0.0435 kt compare
  7. 28 Yugoslav SFR 0.0433 kt compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — burning crop residues in Eastern Africa?
Wheat — burning crop residues in Eastern Africa was 0.1212 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.1212 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0206 kt in 1978.
How does Eastern Africa rank for wheat — burning crop residues?
Eastern Africa ranks 25th out of 30 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Eastern Africa 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).