Wheat — Crop residues in Africa

Africa: Wheat — Crop residues was 1.68 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
1.68 kt
Rank
20th
of 30 groups
All-time high
1.68 kt
in 2050
All-time low
0.3131 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Wheat — Crop residues in Africa, 1961–2050

0.511.5196120052050

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

Analysis

In 2050, wheat — crop residues in Africa stood at 1.68 kt. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues in Africa peaked at 1.68 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 0.3131 kt, in 1961.

Africa ranks 20th 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 Africa, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O) in Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 0.3131 kt
1962 0.3871 kt +23.6%
1963 0.4074 kt +5.2%
1964 0.3911 kt -4.0%
1965 0.3922 kt +0.3%
1966 0.3328 kt -15.1%
1967 0.3993 kt +20.0%
1968 0.485 kt +21.5%
1969 0.4256 kt -12.2%
1970 0.4618 kt +8.5%
1971 0.5022 kt +8.7%
1972 0.5313 kt +5.8%
1973 0.4871 kt -8.3%
1974 0.4826 kt -0.9%
1975 0.5222 kt +8.2%
1976 0.5524 kt +5.8%
1977 0.4449 kt -19.5%
1978 0.4774 kt +7.3%
1979 0.4811 kt +0.8%
1980 0.4807 kt -0.1%
1981 0.4773 kt -0.7%
1982 0.5309 kt +11.2%
1983 0.4836 kt -8.9%
1984 0.4907 kt +1.5%
1985 0.5461 kt +11.3%
1986 0.6057 kt +10.9%
1987 0.6426 kt +6.1%
1988 0.6562 kt +2.1%
1989 0.646 kt -1.6%
1990 0.6847 kt +6.0%
1991 0.8587 kt +25.4%
1992 0.6608 kt -23.0%
1993 0.6492 kt -1.8%
1994 0.7407 kt +14.1%
1995 0.654 kt -11.7%
1996 1.06 kt +62.5%
1997 0.7291 kt -31.4%
1998 0.9172 kt +25.8%
1999 0.7544 kt -17.7%
2000 0.703 kt -6.8%
2001 0.8728 kt +24.2%
2002 0.8133 kt -6.8%
2003 1.02 kt +25.6%
2004 1.05 kt +2.5%
2005 1 kt -4.5%
2006 1.16 kt +15.8%
2007 0.9088 kt -21.5%
2008 0.9308 kt +2.4%
2009 1.22 kt +31.0%
2010 1.01 kt -17.1%
2011 1.18 kt +17.0%
2012 1.16 kt -1.8%
2013 1.3 kt +11.9%
2014 1.19 kt -8.5%
2015 1.35 kt +13.1%
2016 1.1 kt -18.4%
2017 1.24 kt +13.1%
2018 1.34 kt +8.3%
2019 1.23 kt -8.4%
2020 1.19 kt -3.6%
2021 1.4 kt +18.2%
2022 1.21 kt -13.6%
2023 1.22 kt +0.4%
2030 1.35 kt +10.4%
2050 1.68 kt +25.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.3926 kt 0.3131 kt 0.485 kt 9
1970s 0.4943 kt 0.4449 kt 0.5524 kt 10
1980s 0.556 kt 0.4773 kt 0.6562 kt 10
1990s 0.7711 kt 0.6492 kt 1.06 kt 10
2000s 0.9676 kt 0.703 kt 1.22 kt 10
2010s 1.21 kt 1.01 kt 1.35 kt 10
2020s 1.26 kt 1.19 kt 1.4 kt 4
2030s 1.35 kt 1.35 kt 1.35 kt 1
2050s 1.68 kt 1.68 kt 1.68 kt 1

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 17 Egypt 0.4484 kt compare
  2. 18 Ethiopia 0.4392 kt compare
  3. 19 Poland 0.4283 kt compare
  4. 20 Italy 0.3927 kt compare
  5. 21 Brazil 0.3909 kt compare
  6. 22 Spain 0.2985 kt compare
  7. 23 Yugoslav SFR 0.2948 kt compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — crop residues in Africa?
Wheat — crop residues in Africa was 1.68 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat — crop residues recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.68 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest wheat — crop residues recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3131 kt in 1961.
How does Africa rank for wheat — crop residues?
Africa ranks 20th out of 30 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect 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).