Wheat — Crop residues in OECD

OECD: Wheat — Crop residues was 13.5 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
13.5 kt
World rank
1st
of 125 countries
All-time high
13.5 kt
in 2050
All-time low
5.07 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Wheat — Crop residues in OECD, 1961–2050

051015196120052050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wheat — crop residues in OECD is 13.5 kt, measured in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues in OECD peaked at 13.5 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 5.07 kt, in 1961.

OECD ranks 1st 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 OECD, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O) in OECD, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 5.07 kt
1962 5.77 kt +13.7%
1963 5.79 kt +0.3%
1964 6.15 kt +6.2%
1965 6.25 kt +1.7%
1966 6.47 kt +3.5%
1967 6.69 kt +3.3%
1968 7.16 kt +7.2%
1969 6.74 kt -5.9%
1970 5.89 kt -12.7%
1971 7.02 kt +19.3%
1972 6.82 kt -2.9%
1973 7.28 kt +6.7%
1974 7.64 kt +5.0%
1975 7.96 kt +4.1%
1976 8.56 kt +7.6%
1977 8 kt -6.6%
1978 8.58 kt +7.2%
1979 8.52 kt -0.7%
1980 9.2 kt +8.0%
1981 10.02 kt +9.0%
1982 10.14 kt +1.2%
1983 10.22 kt +0.8%
1984 11.05 kt +8.1%
1985 10.39 kt -6.0%
1986 10.46 kt +0.6%
1987 10.01 kt -4.3%
1988 9.46 kt -5.5%
1989 10.24 kt +8.2%
1990 11.66 kt +13.9%
1991 10.96 kt -6.0%
1992 10.74 kt -2.0%
1993 10.85 kt +1.0%
1994 10.64 kt -1.9%
1995 10.39 kt -2.4%
1996 11.53 kt +11.0%
1997 11.72 kt +1.7%
1998 12.07 kt +3.0%
1999 11.39 kt -5.6%
2000 12.01 kt +5.4%
2001 10.79 kt -10.2%
2002 10.71 kt -0.7%
2003 10.51 kt -1.9%
2004 12.37 kt +17.8%
2005 11.69 kt -5.5%
2006 11.1 kt -5.1%
2007 10.29 kt -7.3%
2008 12.35 kt +20.1%
2009 11.98 kt -3.0%
2010 11.66 kt -2.6%
2011 11.8 kt +1.2%
2012 12.07 kt +2.2%
2013 12.41 kt +2.8%
2014 12.47 kt +0.5%
2015 12.64 kt +1.3%
2016 12.2 kt -3.4%
2017 12.11 kt -0.8%
2018 11.25 kt -7.1%
2019 11.81 kt +5.0%
2020 11.05 kt -6.4%
2021 11.39 kt +3.1%
2022 12.17 kt +6.8%
2023 12.42 kt +2.1%
2030 13.16 kt +5.9%
2050 13.5 kt +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.23 kt 5.07 kt 7.16 kt 9
1970s 7.63 kt 5.89 kt 8.58 kt 10
1980s 10.12 kt 9.2 kt 11.05 kt 10
1990s 11.2 kt 10.39 kt 12.07 kt 10
2000s 11.38 kt 10.29 kt 12.37 kt 10
2010s 12.04 kt 11.25 kt 12.64 kt 10
2020s 11.76 kt 11.05 kt 12.42 kt 4
2030s 13.16 kt 13.16 kt 13.16 kt 1
2050s 13.5 kt 13.5 kt 13.5 kt 1

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 2 India 4.38 kt compare
  2. 3 China 4.1 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 4.1 kt compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — crop residues in OECD?
Wheat — crop residues in OECD was 13.5 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat — crop residues recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 13.5 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest wheat — crop residues recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 5.07 kt in 1961.
How does OECD rank for wheat — crop residues?
OECD ranks 1st out of 125 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this OECD 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).