Wheat — Crop residues in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa: Wheat — Crop residues was 3.24 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
3.24 kt
Rank
25th
of 30 groups
All-time high
3.24 kt
in 2050
All-time low
0.4368 kt
in 1966
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Wheat — Crop residues in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 3.24 kt for wheat — crop residues in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 3.24 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 0.4368 kt, in 1966.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Wheat — Crop residues in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 0.4784 kt
1962 0.4444 kt -7.1%
1963 0.4963 kt +11.7%
1964 0.5193 kt +4.6%
1965 0.467 kt -10.1%
1966 0.4368 kt -6.5%
1967 0.5561 kt +27.3%
1968 0.6319 kt +13.6%
1969 0.6656 kt +5.3%
1970 0.6952 kt +4.4%
1971 0.7631 kt +9.8%
1972 0.7767 kt +1.8%
1973 0.7286 kt -6.2%
1974 0.6852 kt -6.0%
1975 0.7216 kt +5.3%
1976 0.7798 kt +8.1%
1977 0.7186 kt -7.8%
1978 0.6628 kt -7.8%
1979 0.743 kt +12.1%
1980 0.6321 kt -14.9%
1981 0.8175 kt +29.3%
1982 0.8727 kt +6.8%
1983 0.772 kt -11.5%
1984 0.8071 kt +4.5%
1985 0.7545 kt -6.5%
1986 0.9072 kt +20.2%
1987 1.04 kt +14.2%
1988 1.13 kt +9.4%
1989 0.8458 kt -25.3%
1990 0.784 kt -7.3%
1991 0.8361 kt +6.6%
1992 0.6024 kt -28.0%
1993 0.7869 kt +30.6%
1994 0.7699 kt -2.2%
1995 0.8351 kt +8.5%
1996 1.03 kt +23.9%
1997 0.9608 kt -7.1%
1998 0.8548 kt -11.0%
1999 0.8182 kt -4.3%
2000 0.9542 kt +16.6%
2001 1.07 kt +11.9%
2002 1.01 kt -5.5%
2003 0.8885 kt -12.0%
2004 0.9297 kt +4.6%
2005 1.11 kt +19.0%
2006 1.14 kt +3.2%
2007 1.12 kt -2.0%
2008 1.1 kt -1.5%
2009 1.24 kt +12.1%
2010 1.14 kt -8.0%
2011 1.25 kt +9.8%
2012 1.36 kt +9.0%
2013 1.44 kt +5.6%
2014 1.43 kt -0.5%
2015 1.43 kt -0.2%
2016 1.48 kt +4.0%
2017 1.42 kt -4.1%
2018 1.55 kt +8.8%
2019 1.59 kt +2.9%
2020 1.77 kt +11.1%
2021 1.88 kt +5.9%
2022 1.84 kt -1.9%
2023 1.85 kt +0.3%
2030 2.17 kt +17.3%
2050 3.24 kt +49.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.5218 kt 0.4368 kt 0.6656 kt 9
1970s 0.7275 kt 0.6628 kt 0.7798 kt 10
1980s 0.8578 kt 0.6321 kt 1.13 kt 10
1990s 0.8283 kt 0.6024 kt 1.03 kt 10
2000s 1.06 kt 0.8885 kt 1.24 kt 10
2010s 1.41 kt 1.14 kt 1.59 kt 10
2020s 1.83 kt 1.77 kt 1.88 kt 4
2030s 2.17 kt 2.17 kt 2.17 kt 1
2050s 3.24 kt 3.24 kt 3.24 kt 1

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa

  1. 22 Spain 1.33 kt compare
  2. 23 Yugoslav SFR 1.31 kt compare
  3. 24 Afghanistan 1.28 kt compare
  4. 25 Romania 1.27 kt compare
  5. 26 Nepal 1.25 kt compare
  6. 27 Denmark 1.08 kt compare
  7. 28 Uzbekistan 1.06 kt compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — crop residues in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Wheat — crop residues in Sub-Saharan Africa was 3.24 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat — crop residues recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The highest recorded value was 3.24 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest wheat — crop residues recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4368 kt in 1966.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for wheat — crop residues?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th out of 30 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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).