Wheat — Crop residues in Australia

Australia: Wheat — Crop residues was 9.26 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
9.26 kt
World rank
9th
of 125 countries
All-time high
10.26 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1.96 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Wheat — Crop residues in Australia, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

Australia recorded 9.26 kt for wheat — crop residues in 2050.

Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues in Australia peaked at 10.26 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.96 kt, in 1961.

Australia ranks 9th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Wheat — Crop residues in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Crop residues (Emissions N2O) in Australia, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 1.96 kt
1962 2.38 kt +21.4%
1963 2.51 kt +5.4%
1964 2.81 kt +11.7%
1965 2.12 kt -24.3%
1966 3.49 kt +64.6%
1967 2.38 kt -31.9%
1968 4.15 kt +74.4%
1969 3.09 kt -25.6%
1970 2.26 kt -26.7%
1971 2.47 kt +9.3%
1972 2.05 kt -17.0%
1973 3.37 kt +64.2%
1974 3.18 kt -5.6%
1975 3.34 kt +5.0%
1976 3.33 kt -0.3%
1977 2.86 kt -14.2%
1978 4.85 kt +69.7%
1979 4.48 kt -7.5%
1980 3.29 kt -26.6%
1981 4.58 kt +39.1%
1982 2.86 kt -37.5%
1983 5.93 kt +107.4%
1984 5.11 kt -13.8%
1985 4.48 kt -12.4%
1986 4.47 kt -0.3%
1987 3.44 kt -22.9%
1988 3.8 kt +10.4%
1989 3.88 kt +2.0%
1990 4.09 kt +5.4%
1991 4.09 kt +0.0%
1992 2.92 kt -28.6%
1993 3.94 kt +35.1%
1994 4.34 kt +10.2%
1995 2.61 kt -39.9%
1996 4.41 kt +69.1%
1997 6.16 kt +39.7%
1998 5.12 kt -17.0%
1999 5.7 kt +11.5%
2000 6.51 kt +14.1%
2001 5.89 kt -9.4%
2002 6.34 kt +7.6%
2003 3.12 kt -50.8%
2004 6.87 kt +120.4%
2005 5.94 kt -13.5%
2006 6.6 kt +11.1%
2007 3.32 kt -49.7%
2008 4 kt +20.4%
2009 5.84 kt +46.1%
2010 5.96 kt +2.0%
2011 7.19 kt +20.6%
2012 7.79 kt +8.2%
2013 6.12 kt -21.3%
2014 6.65 kt +8.6%
2015 6.28 kt -5.6%
2016 5.87 kt -6.6%
2017 8.09 kt +37.9%
2018 5.54 kt -31.5%
2019 4.75 kt -14.3%
2020 4 kt -15.7%
2021 8.15 kt +103.6%
2022 9.13 kt +12.0%
2023 10.26 kt +12.4%
2030 8.68 kt -15.4%
2050 9.26 kt +6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.77 kt 1.96 kt 4.15 kt 9
1970s 3.22 kt 2.05 kt 4.85 kt 10
1980s 4.18 kt 2.86 kt 5.93 kt 10
1990s 4.34 kt 2.61 kt 6.16 kt 10
2000s 5.44 kt 3.12 kt 6.87 kt 10
2010s 6.42 kt 4.75 kt 8.09 kt 10
2020s 7.88 kt 4 kt 10.26 kt 4
2030s 8.68 kt 8.68 kt 8.68 kt 1
2050s 9.26 kt 9.26 kt 9.26 kt 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 6 Russian Federation 16.36 kt compare
  2. 7 France 9.83 kt compare
  3. 8 Australia and New Zealand 9.37 kt compare
  4. 10 Canada 8.33 kt compare
  5. 11 Argentina 6.51 kt compare
  6. 12 Germany 6.24 kt compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — crop residues in Australia?
Wheat — crop residues in Australia was 9.26 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat — crop residues recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 10.26 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest wheat — crop residues recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.96 kt in 1961.
How does Australia rank for wheat — crop residues?
Australia ranks 9th out of 125 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat — Crop residues (Emissions N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wheat — 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, 9,554 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).