Wheat — Crop residues in India

India: Wheat — Crop residues was 4.38 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
4.38 kt
World rank
2nd
of 125 countries
All-time high
5.01 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.5929 kt
in 1964
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Wheat — Crop residues in India, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wheat — crop residues in India is 4.38 kt, measured in 2050.

Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues in India peaked at 5.01 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5929 kt, in 1964.

India ranks 2nd 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 India, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O) in India, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 0.6325 kt
1962 0.6859 kt +8.4%
1963 0.6324 kt -7.8%
1964 0.5929 kt -6.2%
1965 0.6915 kt +16.6%
1966 0.6027 kt -12.8%
1967 0.6477 kt +7.5%
1968 0.8907 kt +37.5%
1969 0.9913 kt +11.3%
1970 1.06 kt +7.0%
1971 1.24 kt +16.7%
1972 1.36 kt +9.6%
1973 1.29 kt -4.8%
1974 1.16 kt -10.4%
1975 1.25 kt +7.7%
1976 1.48 kt +18.5%
1977 1.49 kt +0.9%
1978 1.61 kt +8.1%
1979 1.78 kt +10.7%
1980 1.62 kt -8.9%
1981 1.81 kt +11.5%
1982 1.86 kt +2.5%
1983 2.1 kt +13.0%
1984 2.22 kt +6.0%
1985 2.15 kt -3.3%
1986 2.27 kt +5.4%
1987 2.15 kt -4.9%
1988 2.23 kt +3.5%
1989 2.57 kt +15.4%
1990 2.39 kt -7.2%
1991 2.62 kt +9.6%
1992 2.63 kt +0.4%
1993 2.71 kt +3.1%
1994 2.82 kt +4.3%
1995 3.08 kt +9.0%
1996 2.92 kt -5.2%
1997 3.23 kt +10.7%
1998 3.12 kt -3.5%
1999 3.33 kt +6.9%
2000 3.54 kt +6.3%
2001 3.24 kt -8.5%
2002 3.38 kt +4.2%
2003 3.07 kt -9.1%
2004 3.36 kt +9.3%
2005 3.21 kt -4.4%
2006 3.24 kt +1.0%
2007 3.53 kt +8.9%
2008 3.64 kt +3.3%
2009 3.72 kt +2.3%
2010 3.74 kt +0.4%
2011 4 kt +7.0%
2012 4.34 kt +8.6%
2013 4.28 kt -1.4%
2014 4.39 kt +2.5%
2015 4.02 kt -8.5%
2016 4.24 kt +5.6%
2017 4.51 kt +6.2%
2018 4.55 kt +0.9%
2019 4.7 kt +3.3%
2020 4.9 kt +4.4%
2021 4.97 kt +1.4%
2022 4.88 kt -1.7%
2023 5.01 kt +2.6%
2030 4.22 kt -15.8%
2050 4.38 kt +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.7075 kt 0.5929 kt 0.9913 kt 9
1970s 1.37 kt 1.06 kt 1.78 kt 10
1980s 2.1 kt 1.62 kt 2.57 kt 10
1990s 2.88 kt 2.39 kt 3.33 kt 10
2000s 3.39 kt 3.07 kt 3.72 kt 10
2010s 4.28 kt 3.74 kt 4.7 kt 10
2020s 4.94 kt 4.88 kt 5.01 kt 4
2030s 4.22 kt 4.22 kt 4.22 kt 1
2050s 4.38 kt 4.38 kt 4.38 kt 1

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 OECD 13.5 kt compare
  2. 3 China 4.1 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 4.1 kt compare
  4. 5 USSR 3.61 kt compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — crop residues in India?
Wheat — crop residues in India was 4.38 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat — crop residues recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 5.01 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest wheat — crop residues recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5929 kt in 1964.
How does India rank for wheat — crop residues?
India ranks 2nd out of 125 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this India 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).