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Wheat — Burning crop residues in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Wheat — Burning crop residues was 0.2614 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
0.2614 kt
Rank
2nd
of 14 groups
All-time high
0.2614 kt
in 2050
All-time low
0.098 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Wheat — Burning crop residues in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2050

00.10.20.3196120052050

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

Analysis

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 0.2614 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 0.2614 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 0.098 kt, in 1961.

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

Wheat — Burning crop residues in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Year kt Change
1961 0.098 kt —
1962 0.102 kt +4.1%
1963 0.1039 kt +1.9%
1964 0.104 kt +0.1%
1965 0.1068 kt +2.7%
1966 0.1094 kt +2.4%
1967 0.1017 kt -7.0%
1968 0.1043 kt +2.6%
1969 0.1069 kt +2.5%
1970 0.1125 kt +5.2%
1971 0.1191 kt +5.9%
1972 0.1354 kt +13.7%
1973 0.1087 kt -19.7%
1974 0.1116 kt +2.7%
1975 0.1147 kt +2.8%
1976 0.1112 kt -3.1%
1977 0.1108 kt -0.4%
1978 0.1109 kt +0.1%
1979 0.1075 kt -3.1%
1980 0.1081 kt +0.6%
1981 0.1126 kt +4.2%
1982 0.1116 kt -0.9%
1983 0.1107 kt -0.8%
1984 0.1086 kt -1.9%
1985 0.1081 kt -0.5%
1986 0.1081 kt +0.0%
1987 0.1121 kt +3.7%
1988 0.1109 kt -1.1%
1989 0.1109 kt +0.0%
1990 0.1124 kt +1.4%
1991 0.1203 kt +7.0%
1992 0.1145 kt -4.8%
1993 0.1235 kt +7.9%
1994 0.1312 kt +6.2%
1995 0.1302 kt -0.8%
1996 0.1404 kt +7.8%
1997 0.1408 kt +0.3%
1998 0.1442 kt +2.4%
1999 0.1426 kt -1.1%
2000 0.1408 kt -1.3%
2001 0.1363 kt -3.2%
2002 0.1291 kt -5.3%
2003 0.1509 kt +16.9%
2004 0.1355 kt -10.2%
2005 0.1544 kt +13.9%
2006 0.1573 kt +1.9%
2007 0.1623 kt +3.2%
2008 0.1498 kt -7.7%
2009 0.1758 kt +17.4%
2010 0.1592 kt -9.4%
2011 0.1536 kt -3.5%
2012 0.1669 kt +8.7%
2013 0.1671 kt +0.1%
2014 0.1732 kt +3.7%
2015 0.1575 kt -9.1%
2016 0.1616 kt +2.6%
2017 0.1524 kt -5.7%
2018 0.1415 kt -7.2%
2019 0.1611 kt +13.9%
2020 0.1726 kt +7.1%
2021 0.1553 kt -10.0%
2022 0.1511 kt -2.7%
2023 0.1542 kt +2.1%
2030 0.219 kt +42.0%
2050 0.2614 kt +19.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1041 kt 0.098 kt 0.1094 kt 9
1970s 0.1142 kt 0.1075 kt 0.1354 kt 10
1980s 0.1102 kt 0.1081 kt 0.1126 kt 10
1990s 0.13 kt 0.1124 kt 0.1442 kt 10
2000s 0.1492 kt 0.1291 kt 0.1758 kt 10
2010s 0.1594 kt 0.1415 kt 0.1732 kt 10
2020s 0.1583 kt 0.1511 kt 0.1726 kt 4
2030s 0.219 kt 0.219 kt 0.219 kt 1
2050s 0.2614 kt 0.2614 kt 0.2614 kt 1

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  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. 4 China, mainland 0.4679 kt compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — burning crop residues in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Wheat — burning crop residues in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 0.2614 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 0.2614 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.098 kt in 1961.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for wheat — burning crop residues?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 14 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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).