Wheat — Crop residues in Japan

Japan: Wheat — Crop residues was 10.37 million kg in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
10.37 million kg
World rank
64th
of 125 countries
All-time high
23.39 million kg
in 1961
All-time low
2.66 million kg
in 1973
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Wheat — Crop residues in Japan, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wheat — crop residues in Japan is 10.37 million kg, measured in 2050.

Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues in Japan peaked at 23.39 million kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.66 million kg, in 1973.

Japan ranks 64th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Wheat — Crop residues in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Crop residues (N content) in Japan, 1961 to 2050.
Year kg Change
1961 23.39 million kg
1962 21.61 million kg -7.6%
1963 10.65 million kg -50.7%
1964 16.55 million kg +55.5%
1965 16.93 million kg +2.3%
1966 13.64 million kg -19.5%
1967 13.11 million kg -3.9%
1968 13.11 million kg +0.1%
1969 10.00 million kg -23.8%
1970 6.44 million kg -35.6%
1971 5.81 million kg -9.8%
1972 3.77 million kg -35.1%
1973 2.66 million kg -29.4%
1974 3.04 million kg +14.1%
1975 3.17 million kg +4.3%
1976 2.95 million kg -6.8%
1977 3.10 million kg +5.2%
1978 4.73 million kg +52.5%
1979 6.92 million kg +46.3%
1980 7.57 million kg +9.4%
1981 7.76 million kg +2.4%
1982 9.58 million kg +23.5%
1983 9.04 million kg -5.6%
1984 9.58 million kg +6.0%
1985 11.16 million kg +16.5%
1986 11.22 million kg +0.6%
1987 11.18 million kg -0.4%
1988 13.06 million kg +16.9%
1989 12.64 million kg -3.2%
1990 12.17 million kg -3.8%
1991 9.82 million kg -19.2%
1992 9.73 million kg -1.0%
1993 8.19 million kg -15.8%
1994 7.21 million kg -12.0%
1995 5.79 million kg -19.7%
1996 6.22 million kg +7.5%
1997 7.33 million kg +17.9%
1998 7.31 million kg -0.3%
1999 7.49 million kg +2.5%
2000 8.78 million kg +17.2%
2001 8.97 million kg +2.2%
2002 10.51 million kg +17.2%
2003 10.86 million kg +3.3%
2004 10.91 million kg +0.5%
2005 11.08 million kg +1.6%
2006 10.66 million kg -3.8%
2007 11.48 million kg +7.7%
2008 11.14 million kg -3.0%
2009 8.71 million kg -21.8%
2010 7.50 million kg -13.9%
2011 9.57 million kg +27.6%
2012 10.87 million kg +13.6%
2013 10.33 million kg -4.9%
2014 10.82 million kg +4.7%
2015 12.60 million kg +16.5%
2016 10.10 million kg -19.8%
2017 11.45 million kg +13.4%
2018 9.79 million kg -14.5%
2019 12.98 million kg +32.6%
2020 11.95 million kg -7.9%
2021 13.72 million kg +14.7%
2022 12.53 million kg -8.6%
2023 13.73 million kg +9.5%
2030 11.44 million kg -16.6%
2050 10.37 million kg -9.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15.44 million kg 10.00 million kg 23.39 million kg 9
1970s 4.26 million kg 2.66 million kg 6.92 million kg 10
1980s 10.28 million kg 7.57 million kg 13.06 million kg 10
1990s 8.12 million kg 5.79 million kg 12.17 million kg 10
2000s 10.31 million kg 8.71 million kg 11.48 million kg 10
2010s 10.60 million kg 7.50 million kg 12.98 million kg 10
2020s 12.98 million kg 11.95 million kg 13.73 million kg 4
2030s 11.44 million kg 11.44 million kg 11.44 million kg 1
2050s 10.37 million kg 10.37 million kg 10.37 million kg 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 61 Ireland 11.17 million kg compare
  2. 62 Kenya 10.81 million kg compare
  3. 63 Latvia 10.55 million kg compare
  4. 65 Kyrgyzstan 9.69 million kg compare
  5. 66 Switzerland 8.39 million kg compare
  6. 67 Tajikistan 7.46 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — crop residues in Japan?
Wheat — crop residues in Japan was 10.37 million kg in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat — crop residues recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 23.39 million kg in 1961.
What is the lowest wheat — crop residues recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 2.66 million kg in 1973.
How does Japan rank for wheat — crop residues?
Japan ranks 64th out of 125 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Japan 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).