Wheat — Crop residues in Asia

Asia: Wheat — Crop residues was 3.96 billion kg in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
3.96 billion kg
Rank
1st
of 14 regions
All-time high
4.52 billion kg
in 2023
All-time low
773.37 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Wheat — Crop residues in Asia, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

Asia recorded 3.96 billion kg for wheat — crop residues in 2050.

Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues in Asia peaked at 4.52 billion kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 773.37 million kg, in 1961.

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

Wheat — Crop residues in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Crop residues (N content) in Asia, 1961 to 2050.
Year kg Change
1961 773.37 million kg
1962 842.62 million kg +9.0%
1963 838.04 million kg -0.5%
1964 862.31 million kg +2.9%
1965 965.62 million kg +12.0%
1966 935.34 million kg -3.1%
1967 1.00 billion kg +7.3%
1968 1.09 billion kg +8.6%
1969 1.13 billion kg +3.5%
1970 1.17 billion kg +3.4%
1971 1.28 billion kg +9.4%
1972 1.39 billion kg +9.3%
1973 1.31 billion kg -5.9%
1974 1.38 billion kg +5.6%
1975 1.51 billion kg +9.2%
1976 1.69 billion kg +11.6%
1977 1.56 billion kg -7.4%
1978 1.76 billion kg +12.5%
1979 1.94 billion kg +10.2%
1980 1.82 billion kg -5.9%
1981 1.94 billion kg +6.3%
1982 2.07 billion kg +6.6%
1983 2.29 billion kg +11.1%
1984 2.39 billion kg +4.1%
1985 2.39 billion kg +0.3%
1986 2.53 billion kg +5.7%
1987 2.43 billion kg -3.9%
1988 2.48 billion kg +2.0%
1989 2.58 billion kg +4.1%
1990 2.71 billion kg +4.9%
1991 2.78 billion kg +2.4%
1992 3.18 billion kg +14.6%
1993 3.22 billion kg +1.2%
1994 3.08 billion kg -4.5%
1995 3.18 billion kg +3.5%
1996 3.25 billion kg +2.1%
1997 3.52 billion kg +8.3%
1998 3.37 billion kg -4.1%
1999 3.44 billion kg +2.1%
2000 3.37 billion kg -2.3%
2001 3.26 billion kg -3.1%
2002 3.36 billion kg +3.0%
2003 3.24 billion kg -3.6%
2004 3.38 billion kg +4.4%
2005 3.49 billion kg +3.2%
2006 3.62 billion kg +3.7%
2007 3.74 billion kg +3.1%
2008 3.56 billion kg -4.6%
2009 3.88 billion kg +9.0%
2010 3.77 billion kg -2.9%
2011 4.03 billion kg +6.8%
2012 3.99 billion kg -0.9%
2013 4.09 billion kg +2.5%
2014 4.15 billion kg +1.5%
2015 4.14 billion kg -0.2%
2016 4.24 billion kg +2.4%
2017 4.30 billion kg +1.4%
2018 4.20 billion kg -2.4%
2019 4.30 billion kg +2.5%
2020 4.45 billion kg +3.5%
2021 4.40 billion kg -1.2%
2022 4.44 billion kg +0.8%
2023 4.52 billion kg +1.9%
2030 3.90 billion kg -13.8%
2050 3.96 billion kg +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 937.71 million kg 773.37 million kg 1.13 billion kg 9
1970s 1.50 billion kg 1.17 billion kg 1.94 billion kg 10
1980s 2.29 billion kg 1.82 billion kg 2.58 billion kg 10
1990s 3.17 billion kg 2.71 billion kg 3.52 billion kg 10
2000s 3.49 billion kg 3.24 billion kg 3.88 billion kg 10
2010s 4.12 billion kg 3.77 billion kg 4.30 billion kg 10
2020s 4.45 billion kg 4.40 billion kg 4.52 billion kg 4
2030s 3.90 billion kg 3.90 billion kg 3.90 billion kg 1
2050s 3.96 billion kg 3.96 billion kg 3.96 billion kg 1

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 OECD 3.82 billion kg compare
  2. 2 India 1.24 billion kg compare
  3. 3 China 1.16 billion kg compare
  4. 4 China, mainland 1.16 billion kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — crop residues in Asia?
Wheat — crop residues in Asia was 3.96 billion kg in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat — crop residues recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 4.52 billion kg in 2023.
What is the lowest wheat — crop residues recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 773.37 million kg in 1961.
How does Asia rank for wheat — crop residues?
Asia ranks 1st out of 14 regions with data for 2050.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat — Crop residues (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wheat — Crop residues (N content)
Unit
kg
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).