Wheat — Crop residues in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa: Wheat — Crop residues was 0.729 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
0.729 kt
Rank
25th
of 30 groups
All-time high
0.729 kt
in 2050
All-time low
0.0983 kt
in 1966
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Wheat — Crop residues in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

In 2050, wheat — crop residues in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0.729 kt. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.729 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 0.0983 kt, in 1966.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Wheat — Crop residues in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 0.1076 kt
1962 0.1 kt -7.1%
1963 0.1117 kt +11.7%
1964 0.1168 kt +4.6%
1965 0.1051 kt -10.0%
1966 0.0983 kt -6.5%
1967 0.1251 kt +27.3%
1968 0.1422 kt +13.7%
1969 0.1498 kt +5.3%
1970 0.1564 kt +4.4%
1971 0.1717 kt +9.8%
1972 0.1748 kt +1.8%
1973 0.1639 kt -6.2%
1974 0.1542 kt -5.9%
1975 0.1624 kt +5.3%
1976 0.1755 kt +8.1%
1977 0.1617 kt -7.9%
1978 0.1491 kt -7.8%
1979 0.1672 kt +12.1%
1980 0.1422 kt -15.0%
1981 0.1839 kt +29.3%
1982 0.1964 kt +6.8%
1983 0.1737 kt -11.6%
1984 0.1816 kt +4.5%
1985 0.1698 kt -6.5%
1986 0.2041 kt +20.2%
1987 0.2331 kt +14.2%
1988 0.2549 kt +9.4%
1989 0.1903 kt -25.3%
1990 0.1764 kt -7.3%
1991 0.1881 kt +6.6%
1992 0.1355 kt -28.0%
1993 0.1771 kt +30.7%
1994 0.1732 kt -2.2%
1995 0.1879 kt +8.5%
1996 0.2328 kt +23.9%
1997 0.2162 kt -7.1%
1998 0.1923 kt -11.1%
1999 0.1841 kt -4.3%
2000 0.2147 kt +16.6%
2001 0.2403 kt +11.9%
2002 0.2272 kt -5.5%
2003 0.1999 kt -12.0%
2004 0.2092 kt +4.7%
2005 0.249 kt +19.0%
2006 0.257 kt +3.2%
2007 0.2518 kt -2.0%
2008 0.2481 kt -1.5%
2009 0.278 kt +12.1%
2010 0.2558 kt -8.0%
2011 0.2809 kt +9.8%
2012 0.3063 kt +9.0%
2013 0.3235 kt +5.6%
2014 0.322 kt -0.5%
2015 0.3213 kt -0.2%
2016 0.334 kt +4.0%
2017 0.3204 kt -4.1%
2018 0.3485 kt +8.8%
2019 0.3587 kt +2.9%
2020 0.3987 kt +11.2%
2021 0.4222 kt +5.9%
2022 0.4142 kt -1.9%
2023 0.4154 kt +0.3%
2030 0.4874 kt +17.3%
2050 0.729 kt +49.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1174 kt 0.0983 kt 0.1498 kt 9
1970s 0.1637 kt 0.1491 kt 0.1755 kt 10
1980s 0.193 kt 0.1422 kt 0.2549 kt 10
1990s 0.1864 kt 0.1355 kt 0.2328 kt 10
2000s 0.2375 kt 0.1999 kt 0.278 kt 10
2010s 0.3171 kt 0.2558 kt 0.3587 kt 10
2020s 0.4126 kt 0.3987 kt 0.4222 kt 4
2030s 0.4874 kt 0.4874 kt 0.4874 kt 1
2050s 0.729 kt 0.729 kt 0.729 kt 1

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa

  1. 22 Spain 0.2985 kt compare
  2. 23 Yugoslav SFR 0.2948 kt compare
  3. 24 Afghanistan 0.2872 kt compare
  4. 25 Romania 0.286 kt compare
  5. 26 Nepal 0.2813 kt compare
  6. 27 Denmark 0.2439 kt compare
  7. 28 Uzbekistan 0.2381 kt compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — crop residues in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Wheat — crop residues in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.729 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat — crop residues recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.729 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest wheat — crop residues recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0983 kt in 1966.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for wheat — crop residues?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th out of 30 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Sub-Saharan 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).