Wheat — Crop residues in OECD

OECD: Wheat — Crop residues was 3.82 billion kg in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
3.82 billion kg
World rank
1st
of 125 countries
All-time high
3.82 billion kg
in 2050
All-time low
1.44 billion kg
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Wheat — Crop residues in OECD, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

OECD recorded 3.82 billion kg for wheat — crop residues in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues in OECD peaked at 3.82 billion kg in 2050 and was at its lowest, 1.44 billion kg, in 1961.

OECD ranks 1st of 125 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.76 billion kg 1.44 billion kg 2.03 billion kg 9
1970s 2.16 billion kg 1.67 billion kg 2.43 billion kg 10
1980s 2.86 billion kg 2.60 billion kg 3.13 billion kg 10
1990s 3.17 billion kg 2.94 billion kg 3.41 billion kg 10
2000s 3.22 billion kg 2.91 billion kg 3.50 billion kg 10
2010s 3.41 billion kg 3.18 billion kg 3.57 billion kg 10
2020s 3.33 billion kg 3.13 billion kg 3.51 billion kg 4
2030s 3.72 billion kg 3.72 billion kg 3.72 billion kg 1
2050s 3.82 billion kg 3.82 billion kg 3.82 billion kg 1

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 2 India 1.24 billion kg compare
  2. 3 China (People's Republic of) 1.16 billion kg compare
  3. 4 China, mainland 1.16 billion kg compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — crop residues in OECD?
Wheat — crop residues in OECD was 3.82 billion kg in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat — crop residues recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 3.82 billion kg in 2050.
What is the lowest wheat — crop residues recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 1.44 billion kg in 1961.
How does OECD rank for wheat — crop residues?
OECD ranks 1st out of 125 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this OECD 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).