Wheat — Crop residues in China

China: Wheat — Crop residues was 4.1 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
4.1 kt
World rank
3rd
of 125 countries
All-time high
6.03 kt
in 2022
All-time low
0.9418 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Wheat — Crop residues in China, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

China recorded 4.1 kt for wheat — crop residues in 2050.

Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues in China peaked at 6.03 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9418 kt, in 1961.

That places China 3rd out of 125 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Wheat — Crop residues in China, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O) in China, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 0.9418 kt
1962 1.02 kt +8.5%
1963 1.09 kt +6.8%
1964 1.21 kt +11.0%
1965 1.38 kt +14.2%
1966 1.38 kt -0.6%
1967 1.53 kt +11.0%
1968 1.48 kt -3.4%
1969 1.48 kt -0.0%
1970 1.56 kt +5.6%
1971 1.7 kt +9.2%
1972 1.85 kt +8.8%
1973 1.82 kt -1.6%
1974 2.06 kt +13.3%
1975 2.26 kt +9.3%
1976 2.48 kt +9.8%
1977 2.09 kt -15.8%
1978 2.63 kt +26.1%
1979 3 kt +14.1%
1980 2.69 kt -10.4%
1981 2.86 kt +6.4%
1982 3.22 kt +12.6%
1983 3.77 kt +17.1%
1984 4.05 kt +7.3%
1985 3.96 kt -2.2%
1986 4.14 kt +4.6%
1987 3.96 kt -4.4%
1988 3.94 kt -0.5%
1989 4.17 kt +6.0%
1990 4.49 kt +7.7%
1991 4.4 kt -2.0%
1992 4.63 kt +5.2%
1993 4.82 kt +4.2%
1994 4.51 kt -6.5%
1995 4.63 kt +2.6%
1996 4.99 kt +7.7%
1997 5.52 kt +10.7%
1998 4.96 kt -10.3%
1999 5.12 kt +3.2%
2000 4.5 kt -12.1%
2001 4.23 kt -5.9%
2002 4.07 kt -3.8%
2003 3.89 kt -4.5%
2004 4.11 kt +5.7%
2005 4.35 kt +5.9%
2006 4.82 kt +10.8%
2007 4.86 kt +0.7%
2008 4.99 kt +2.7%
2009 5.11 kt +2.4%
2010 5.11 kt +0.0%
2011 5.2 kt +1.8%
2012 5.35 kt +2.9%
2013 5.39 kt +0.7%
2014 5.56 kt +3.3%
2015 5.84 kt +4.9%
2016 5.86 kt +0.5%
2017 5.9 kt +0.6%
2018 5.78 kt -2.0%
2019 5.86 kt +1.4%
2020 5.89 kt +0.4%
2021 6 kt +1.9%
2022 6.03 kt +0.5%
2023 5.99 kt -0.8%
2030 4.24 kt -29.1%
2050 4.1 kt -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.28 kt 0.9418 kt 1.53 kt 9
1970s 2.14 kt 1.56 kt 3 kt 10
1980s 3.67 kt 2.69 kt 4.17 kt 10
1990s 4.81 kt 4.4 kt 5.52 kt 10
2000s 4.49 kt 3.89 kt 5.11 kt 10
2010s 5.59 kt 5.11 kt 5.9 kt 10
2020s 5.98 kt 5.89 kt 6.03 kt 4
2030s 4.24 kt 4.24 kt 4.24 kt 1
2050s 4.1 kt 4.1 kt 4.1 kt 1

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 OECD 13.5 kt compare
  2. 2 India 4.38 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 4.1 kt compare
  4. 3 Türkiye 0.9289 kt compare
  5. 5 USSR 3.61 kt compare
  6. 6 Russian Federation 3.01 kt compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — crop residues in China?
Wheat — crop residues in China was 4.1 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat — crop residues recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 6.03 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest wheat — crop residues recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9418 kt in 1961.
How does China rank for wheat — crop residues?
China ranks 3rd out of 125 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this China 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).