Wheat — Crop residues in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Wheat — Crop residues was 6.96 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
6.96 kt
Rank
5th
of 30 groups
All-time high
7.32 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1.13 kt
in 1964
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Wheat — Crop residues in Southern Asia, 1961–2050

2468196120052050

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

Analysis

In 2050, wheat — crop residues in Southern Asia stood at 6.96 kt.

Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues in Southern Asia peaked at 7.32 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.13 kt, in 1964.

Southern Asia ranks 5th of 30 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Wheat — Crop residues in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O) in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 1.16 kt
1962 1.22 kt +5.4%
1963 1.15 kt -6.0%
1964 1.13 kt -1.6%
1965 1.31 kt +15.8%
1966 1.22 kt -6.7%
1967 1.26 kt +3.2%
1968 1.64 kt +30.2%
1969 1.74 kt +6.2%
1970 1.83 kt +5.5%
1971 1.94 kt +5.8%
1972 2.15 kt +10.6%
1973 2.12 kt -1.4%
1974 2 kt -5.5%
1975 2.13 kt +6.4%
1976 2.43 kt +14.4%
1977 2.43 kt -0.0%
1978 2.54 kt +4.4%
1979 2.79 kt +10.0%
1980 2.69 kt -3.8%
1981 2.91 kt +8.2%
1982 2.98 kt +2.6%
1983 3.25 kt +8.9%
1984 3.32 kt +2.1%
1985 3.3 kt -0.4%
1986 3.53 kt +6.9%
1987 3.37 kt -4.4%
1988 3.44 kt +1.9%
1989 3.8 kt +10.6%
1990 3.69 kt -3.0%
1991 3.96 kt +7.6%
1992 4.08 kt +2.9%
1993 4.23 kt +3.8%
1994 4.32 kt +2.1%
1995 4.67 kt +8.1%
1996 4.48 kt -4.2%
1997 4.8 kt +7.2%
1998 4.87 kt +1.5%
1999 4.89 kt +0.3%
2000 5.17 kt +5.8%
2001 4.84 kt -6.5%
2002 5.12 kt +5.8%
2003 4.93 kt -3.6%
2004 5.22 kt +5.8%
2005 5.23 kt +0.2%
2006 5.21 kt -0.3%
2007 5.69 kt +9.2%
2008 5.24 kt -7.9%
2009 5.79 kt +10.4%
2010 5.76 kt -0.5%
2011 5.91 kt +2.6%
2012 6.27 kt +6.0%
2013 6.27 kt +0.0%
2014 6.52 kt +4.1%
2015 6.12 kt -6.2%
2016 6.48 kt +6.0%
2017 6.68 kt +3.0%
2018 6.64 kt -0.5%
2019 6.85 kt +3.1%
2020 7.11 kt +3.8%
2021 7.16 kt +0.6%
2022 7.06 kt -1.4%
2023 7.32 kt +3.8%
2030 6.74 kt -8.0%
2050 6.96 kt +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.31 kt 1.13 kt 1.74 kt 9
1970s 2.24 kt 1.83 kt 2.79 kt 10
1980s 3.26 kt 2.69 kt 3.8 kt 10
1990s 4.4 kt 3.69 kt 4.89 kt 10
2000s 5.25 kt 4.84 kt 5.79 kt 10
2010s 6.35 kt 5.76 kt 6.85 kt 10
2020s 7.16 kt 7.06 kt 7.32 kt 4
2030s 6.74 kt 6.74 kt 6.74 kt 1
2050s 6.96 kt 6.96 kt 6.96 kt 1

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 2 India 4.38 kt compare
  2. 3 China 4.1 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 4.1 kt compare
  4. 3 Türkiye 0.9289 kt compare
  5. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.7385 kt compare
  6. 5 Syrian Arab Republic 0.4199 kt compare
  7. 5 USSR 3.61 kt compare
  8. 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0775 kt compare
  9. 6 Russian Federation 3.01 kt compare
  10. 7 France 1.8 kt compare
  11. 7 Republic of Moldova 0.0291 kt compare
  12. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0111 kt compare
  13. 8 Australia and New Zealand 1.72 kt compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

More climate change data for Southern Asia

All data for Southern Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — crop residues in Southern Asia?
Wheat — crop residues in Southern Asia was 6.96 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat — crop residues recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 7.32 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest wheat — crop residues recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.13 kt in 1964.
How does Southern Asia rank for wheat — crop residues?
Southern Asia ranks 5th out of 30 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Southern Asia 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Wheat — Crop residues in Southern Asia. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/wheat-crop-residues-indirect-emissions-n2o-fao-tier-1/southern-asia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/wheat-crop-residues-indirect-emissions-n2o-fao-tier-1/southern-asia/">Wheat — Crop residues in Southern Asia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed

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).