Potential of cereal-based agricultural residues available for bioenergy production

Lisandra Rocha-Meneses; Thaísa Fernandes Bergamo; Timo Kikas

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2019.103829

Potential of cereal-based agricultural residues available for bioenergy production

Data Brief. 2019 Mar 16:23:103829. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2019.103829. eCollection 2019 Apr.

Authors

Lisandra Rocha-Meneses¹, Thaísa Fernandes Bergamo², Timo Kikas¹

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Technology, Chair of Biosystems Engineering, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 56, 51006, Tartu, Estonia.
² Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Chair of Environmental Protection and Landscape Management, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 5, 51006, Tartu, Estonia.

Abstract

This data article ranks 294 countries worldwide with more potential available, of cereal based agricultural residues for bioenergy production. Nine different cereal-based agricultural waste products (barley, wheat, millet, oat, rice, and rye straw, sorghum straw/stalk, and maize cob) are used. The tables and figures are grouped by the most prevalent Köppen-Geiger climate classification (tropical/megathermal, dry (desert and semi-arid), temperate/mesothermal, continental/microthermal), continent and region. The data was collected by the authors from FAO bioenergy and food security rapid appraisal tool (excel-based tools) that uses crop yields and production with 10 years (2005-2014) average annual production to estimate the residue yield (t/ha), by feedstock.

Keywords: Agricultural biomass; Energy potential; Lignocellulose; Production waste; Zero-waste.