Afghanistan vs Iraq: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)
Afghanistan
0.1947 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
0.2046 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
90th
Iraq rank
89th
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) over time
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.2046 t per square kilometre against 0.1947 t per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0099 t per square kilometre.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 90th and Iraq ranks 89th of 150 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7594 t per square kilometre | 0.0067 t per square kilometre | 0.7528 t per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.7295 t per square kilometre | 0.0384 t per square kilometre | 0.6911 t per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.5462 t per square kilometre | 0.0598 t per square kilometre | 0.4864 t per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.3684 t per square kilometre | 0.1868 t per square kilometre | 0.1816 t per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.2435 t per square kilometre | 0.2934 t per square kilometre | 0.05 t per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.2111 t per square kilometre | 0.2304 t per square kilometre | 0.0193 t per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.2091 t per square kilometre | 0.1959 t per square kilometre | 0.0132 t per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Afghanistan or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.2046 t per square kilometre against 0.1947 t per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 0.0099 t per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Afghanistan ranks 90th and Iraq ranks 89th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.