Wheat — Crop residues in Northern America

Northern America: Wheat — Crop residues was 1.23 billion kg in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
1.23 billion kg
Rank
9th
of 30 groups
All-time high
1.41 billion kg
in 1990
All-time low
603.97 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Wheat — Crop residues in Northern America, 1961–2050

0500.0M1.0B1.5B196120052050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wheat — crop residues in Northern America is 1.23 billion kg, measured in 2050.

Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues in Northern America peaked at 1.41 billion kg in 1990 and was at its lowest, 603.97 million kg, in 1961.

That places Northern America 9th out of 30 groups with data for 2050, putting it 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 Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Crop residues (N content) in Northern America, 1961 to 2050.
Year kg Change
1961 603.97 million kg
1962 639.27 million kg +5.8%
1963 711.21 million kg +11.3%
1964 725.57 million kg +2.0%
1965 748.92 million kg +3.2%
1966 804.53 million kg +7.4%
1967 808.74 million kg +0.5%
1968 835.92 million kg +3.4%
1969 787.45 million kg -5.8%
1970 624.85 million kg -20.6%
1971 790.56 million kg +26.5%
1972 771.06 million kg -2.5%
1973 857.19 million kg +11.2%
1974 861.49 million kg +0.5%
1975 1.02 billion kg +18.9%
1976 1.12 billion kg +9.0%
1977 1.03 billion kg -7.9%
1978 943.78 million kg -8.3%
1979 1.02 billion kg +8.2%
1980 1.14 billion kg +11.7%
1981 1.35 billion kg +18.7%
1982 1.37 billion kg +0.9%
1983 1.23 billion kg -9.8%
1984 1.23 billion kg +0.0%
1985 1.21 billion kg -1.6%
1986 1.19 billion kg -2.2%
1987 1.12 billion kg -5.8%
1988 898.19 million kg -19.6%
1989 1.09 billion kg +21.5%
1990 1.41 billion kg +29.3%
1991 1.15 billion kg -18.3%
1992 1.29 billion kg +11.9%
1993 1.23 billion kg -4.6%
1994 1.15 billion kg -6.7%
1995 1.13 billion kg -1.7%
1996 1.22 billion kg +8.3%
1997 1.22 billion kg -0.2%
1998 1.23 billion kg +0.8%
1999 1.17 billion kg -4.5%
2000 1.15 billion kg -2.3%
2001 980.27 million kg -14.6%
2002 805.03 million kg -17.9%
2003 1.14 billion kg +41.7%
2004 1.09 billion kg -4.2%
2005 1.09 billion kg -0.5%
2006 984.09 million kg -9.5%
2007 1.00 billion kg +2.0%
2008 1.26 billion kg +25.5%
2009 1.14 billion kg -9.5%
2010 1.08 billion kg -4.8%
2011 1.04 billion kg -4.1%
2012 1.16 billion kg +11.2%
2013 1.23 billion kg +6.7%
2014 1.10 billion kg -10.7%
2015 1.09 billion kg -1.1%
2016 1.22 billion kg +11.7%
2017 1.01 billion kg -17.4%
2018 1.08 billion kg +7.5%
2019 1.10 billion kg +1.3%
2020 1.10 billion kg -0.0%
2021 882.03 million kg -19.5%
2022 1.02 billion kg +16.1%
2023 1.05 billion kg +2.8%
2030 1.18 billion kg +12.3%
2050 1.23 billion kg +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 740.62 million kg 603.97 million kg 835.92 million kg 9
1970s 904.05 million kg 624.85 million kg 1.12 billion kg 10
1980s 1.18 billion kg 898.19 million kg 1.37 billion kg 10
1990s 1.22 billion kg 1.13 billion kg 1.41 billion kg 10
2000s 1.06 billion kg 805.03 million kg 1.26 billion kg 10
2010s 1.11 billion kg 1.01 billion kg 1.23 billion kg 10
2020s 1.01 billion kg 882.03 million kg 1.10 billion kg 4
2030s 1.18 billion kg 1.18 billion kg 1.18 billion kg 1
2050s 1.23 billion kg 1.23 billion kg 1.23 billion kg 1

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 6 Russian Federation 850.10 million kg compare
  2. 7 France 510.51 million kg compare
  3. 8 Australia and New Zealand 486.65 million kg compare
  4. 9 Australia 481.24 million kg compare
  5. 10 Canada 432.91 million kg compare
  6. 11 Argentina 338.30 million kg compare
  7. 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 215,181 kg compare
  8. 12 Germany 324.30 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — crop residues in Northern America?
Wheat — crop residues in Northern America was 1.23 billion kg in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat — crop residues recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 1.41 billion kg in 1990.
What is the lowest wheat — crop residues recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 603.97 million kg in 1961.
How does Northern America rank for wheat — crop residues?
Northern America ranks 9th out of 30 groups with data for 2050.
Where does this Northern America 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).