Wheat — Burning crop residues in South America

South America: Wheat — Burning crop residues was 0.3709 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
0.3709 kt
Rank
16th
of 30 groups
All-time high
0.3709 kt
in 2050
All-time low
0.1719 kt
in 1962
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Wheat — Burning crop residues in South America, 1961–2050

00.10.20.30.4196120052050

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

Analysis

South America recorded 0.3709 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 South America peaked at 0.3709 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 0.1719 kt, in 1962.

South America ranks 16th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Wheat — Burning crop residues in South America, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O) in South America, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 0.1997 kt
1962 0.1719 kt -13.9%
1963 0.2247 kt +30.7%
1964 0.2404 kt +7.0%
1965 0.1976 kt -17.8%
1966 0.2102 kt +6.4%
1967 0.2229 kt +6.0%
1968 0.2367 kt +6.2%
1969 0.2302 kt -2.7%
1970 0.1971 kt -14.4%
1971 0.2241 kt +13.7%
1972 0.2389 kt +6.6%
1973 0.1944 kt -18.6%
1974 0.2254 kt +15.9%
1975 0.2711 kt +20.3%
1976 0.3329 kt +22.8%
1977 0.2397 kt -28.0%
1978 0.2453 kt +2.3%
1979 0.2779 kt +13.3%
1980 0.2607 kt -6.2%
1981 0.2517 kt -3.5%
1982 0.3131 kt +24.4%
1983 0.2782 kt -11.1%
1984 0.2442 kt -12.2%
1985 0.2567 kt +5.1%
1986 0.2803 kt +9.2%
1987 0.267 kt -4.7%
1988 0.264 kt -1.1%
1989 0.2771 kt +5.0%
1990 0.258 kt -6.9%
1991 0.2492 kt -3.4%
1992 0.2122 kt -14.8%
1993 0.1931 kt -9.0%
1994 0.2011 kt +4.1%
1995 0.2038 kt +1.3%
1996 0.2207 kt +8.3%
1997 0.2779 kt +25.9%
1998 0.2335 kt -16.0%
1999 0.2183 kt -6.5%
2000 0.2329 kt +6.7%
2001 0.2614 kt +12.2%
2002 0.285 kt +9.0%
2003 0.2749 kt -3.5%
2004 0.2722 kt -1.0%
2005 0.2725 kt +0.1%
2006 0.2162 kt -20.7%
2007 0.2392 kt +10.6%
2008 0.264 kt +10.4%
2009 0.2344 kt -11.2%
2010 0.2023 kt -13.7%
2011 0.2332 kt +15.3%
2012 0.2306 kt -1.1%
2013 0.1891 kt -18.0%
2014 0.2202 kt +16.4%
2015 0.253 kt +14.9%
2016 0.2133 kt -15.7%
2017 0.2445 kt +14.6%
2018 0.2547 kt +4.2%
2019 0.2628 kt +3.2%
2020 0.2916 kt +11.0%
2021 0.2905 kt -0.4%
2022 0.3075 kt +5.9%
2023 0.2823 kt -8.2%
2030 0.3379 kt +19.7%
2050 0.3709 kt +9.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2149 kt 0.1719 kt 0.2404 kt 9
1970s 0.2447 kt 0.1944 kt 0.3329 kt 10
1980s 0.2693 kt 0.2442 kt 0.3131 kt 10
1990s 0.2268 kt 0.1931 kt 0.2779 kt 10
2000s 0.2553 kt 0.2162 kt 0.285 kt 10
2010s 0.2304 kt 0.1891 kt 0.2628 kt 10
2020s 0.293 kt 0.2823 kt 0.3075 kt 4
2030s 0.3379 kt 0.3379 kt 0.3379 kt 1
2050s 0.3709 kt 0.3709 kt 0.3709 kt 1

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 13 France 0.1474 kt compare
  2. 14 Pakistan 0.126 kt compare
  3. 15 Ethiopia 0.0959 kt compare
  4. 16 Germany 0.0868 kt compare
  5. 17 Brazil 0.0854 kt compare
  6. 18 Morocco 0.0768 kt compare
  7. 19 Algeria 0.0615 kt compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — burning crop residues in South America?
Wheat — burning crop residues in South America was 0.3709 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 0.3709 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1719 kt in 1962.
How does South America rank for wheat — burning crop residues?
South America ranks 16th out of 30 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this South America 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).