Wheat — Crop residues in Northern America

Northern America: Wheat — Crop residues was 19.25 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
19.25 kt
Rank
9th
of 30 groups
All-time high
22.16 kt
in 1990
All-time low
9.49 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Wheat — Crop residues in Northern America, 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 — crop residues in Northern America is 19.25 kt, measured in 2050.

Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues in Northern America peaked at 22.16 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.49 kt, in 1961.

Northern America ranks 9th 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 — Crop residues in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O) in Northern America, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 9.49 kt
1962 10.05 kt +5.8%
1963 11.18 kt +11.3%
1964 11.4 kt +2.0%
1965 11.77 kt +3.2%
1966 12.64 kt +7.4%
1967 12.71 kt +0.5%
1968 13.14 kt +3.4%
1969 12.37 kt -5.8%
1970 9.82 kt -20.6%
1971 12.42 kt +26.5%
1972 12.12 kt -2.5%
1973 13.47 kt +11.2%
1974 13.54 kt +0.5%
1975 16.1 kt +18.9%
1976 17.55 kt +9.0%
1977 16.17 kt -7.9%
1978 14.83 kt -8.3%
1979 16.05 kt +8.2%
1980 17.93 kt +11.7%
1981 21.28 kt +18.7%
1982 21.47 kt +0.9%
1983 19.35 kt -9.8%
1984 19.36 kt +0.0%
1985 19.05 kt -1.6%
1986 18.62 kt -2.2%
1987 17.54 kt -5.8%
1988 14.11 kt -19.6%
1989 17.15 kt +21.5%
1990 22.16 kt +29.3%
1991 18.1 kt -18.3%
1992 20.26 kt +11.9%
1993 19.34 kt -4.6%
1994 18.04 kt -6.7%
1995 17.73 kt -1.7%
1996 19.2 kt +8.3%
1997 19.16 kt -0.2%
1998 19.31 kt +0.8%
1999 18.45 kt -4.5%
2000 18.03 kt -2.3%
2001 15.4 kt -14.6%
2002 12.65 kt -17.9%
2003 17.93 kt +41.7%
2004 17.18 kt -4.2%
2005 17.1 kt -0.5%
2006 15.46 kt -9.5%
2007 15.77 kt +2.0%
2008 19.79 kt +25.5%
2009 17.9 kt -9.5%
2010 17.04 kt -4.8%
2011 16.33 kt -4.1%
2012 18.17 kt +11.2%
2013 19.38 kt +6.7%
2014 17.31 kt -10.7%
2015 17.12 kt -1.1%
2016 19.13 kt +11.7%
2017 15.8 kt -17.4%
2018 16.99 kt +7.5%
2019 17.22 kt +1.3%
2020 17.21 kt -0.0%
2021 13.86 kt -19.5%
2022 16.09 kt +16.1%
2023 16.54 kt +2.8%
2030 18.58 kt +12.3%
2050 19.25 kt +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11.64 kt 9.49 kt 13.14 kt 9
1970s 14.21 kt 9.82 kt 17.55 kt 10
1980s 18.59 kt 14.11 kt 21.47 kt 10
1990s 19.17 kt 17.73 kt 22.16 kt 10
2000s 16.72 kt 12.65 kt 19.79 kt 10
2010s 17.45 kt 15.8 kt 19.38 kt 10
2020s 15.93 kt 13.86 kt 17.21 kt 4
2030s 18.58 kt 18.58 kt 18.58 kt 1
2050s 19.25 kt 19.25 kt 19.25 kt 1

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.3444 kt compare
  2. 6 Russian Federation 13.36 kt compare
  3. 7 France 8.02 kt compare
  4. 7 Republic of Moldova 0.1292 kt compare
  5. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0495 kt compare
  6. 8 Australia and New Zealand 7.65 kt compare
  7. 9 Australia 7.56 kt compare
  8. 9 United Republic of Tanzania 0.0375 kt compare
  9. 10 Canada 6.8 kt compare
  10. 11 Argentina 5.32 kt compare
  11. 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0034 kt compare
  12. 12 Germany 5.1 kt compare
  13. 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.0001 kt compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — crop residues in Northern America?
Wheat — crop residues in Northern America was 19.25 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat — crop residues recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 22.16 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest wheat — crop residues recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 9.49 kt in 1961.
How does Northern America rank for wheat — crop residues?
Northern America ranks 9th out of 30 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Northern America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wheat — Crop residues (Direct 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, 9,554 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).