Wheat — Crop residues in Northern America

Northern America: Wheat — Crop residues was 23.58 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
23.58 kt
Rank
9th
of 30 groups
All-time high
27.15 kt
in 1990
All-time low
11.63 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

In 2050, wheat — crop residues in Northern America stood at 23.58 kt.

Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues in Northern America peaked at 27.15 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.63 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 (Emissions N2O) in Northern America, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 11.63 kt
1962 12.31 kt +5.8%
1963 13.69 kt +11.3%
1964 13.97 kt +2.0%
1965 14.42 kt +3.2%
1966 15.49 kt +7.4%
1967 15.57 kt +0.5%
1968 16.09 kt +3.4%
1969 15.16 kt -5.8%
1970 12.03 kt -20.6%
1971 15.22 kt +26.5%
1972 14.84 kt -2.5%
1973 16.5 kt +11.2%
1974 16.58 kt +0.5%
1975 19.72 kt +18.9%
1976 21.5 kt +9.0%
1977 19.81 kt -7.9%
1978 18.17 kt -8.3%
1979 19.66 kt +8.2%
1980 21.96 kt +11.7%
1981 26.06 kt +18.7%
1982 26.3 kt +0.9%
1983 23.71 kt -9.8%
1984 23.72 kt +0.0%
1985 23.34 kt -1.6%
1986 22.81 kt -2.2%
1987 21.49 kt -5.8%
1988 17.29 kt -19.6%
1989 21 kt +21.5%
1990 27.15 kt +29.3%
1991 22.17 kt -18.3%
1992 24.82 kt +11.9%
1993 23.69 kt -4.6%
1994 22.1 kt -6.7%
1995 21.72 kt -1.7%
1996 23.52 kt +8.3%
1997 23.47 kt -0.2%
1998 23.66 kt +0.8%
1999 22.6 kt -4.5%
2000 22.08 kt -2.3%
2001 18.87 kt -14.6%
2002 15.5 kt -17.9%
2003 21.96 kt +41.7%
2004 21.05 kt -4.2%
2005 20.94 kt -0.5%
2006 18.94 kt -9.5%
2007 19.31 kt +2.0%
2008 24.24 kt +25.5%
2009 21.93 kt -9.5%
2010 20.87 kt -4.8%
2011 20.01 kt -4.1%
2012 22.25 kt +11.2%
2013 23.75 kt +6.7%
2014 21.2 kt -10.7%
2015 20.98 kt -1.1%
2016 23.43 kt +11.7%
2017 19.35 kt -17.4%
2018 20.81 kt +7.5%
2019 21.09 kt +1.3%
2020 21.08 kt -0.0%
2021 16.98 kt -19.5%
2022 19.71 kt +16.1%
2023 20.26 kt +2.8%
2030 22.76 kt +12.3%
2050 23.58 kt +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14.26 kt 11.63 kt 16.09 kt 9
1970s 17.4 kt 12.03 kt 21.5 kt 10
1980s 22.77 kt 17.29 kt 26.3 kt 10
1990s 23.49 kt 21.72 kt 27.15 kt 10
2000s 20.48 kt 15.5 kt 24.24 kt 10
2010s 21.37 kt 19.35 kt 23.75 kt 10
2020s 19.51 kt 16.98 kt 21.08 kt 4
2030s 22.76 kt 22.76 kt 22.76 kt 1
2050s 23.58 kt 23.58 kt 23.58 kt 1

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.4219 kt compare
  2. 6 Russian Federation 16.36 kt compare
  3. 7 France 9.83 kt compare
  4. 7 Republic of Moldova 0.1583 kt compare
  5. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0607 kt compare
  6. 8 Australia and New Zealand 9.37 kt compare
  7. 9 Australia 9.26 kt compare
  8. 9 United Republic of Tanzania 0.0459 kt compare
  9. 10 Canada 8.33 kt compare
  10. 11 Argentina 6.51 kt compare
  11. 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0041 kt compare
  12. 12 Germany 6.24 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 23.58 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 27.15 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest wheat — crop residues recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 11.63 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 (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).