Malawi vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)
Malawi
18.99 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.8 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) over time
- Malawi
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 18.99 t per square kilometre against 1.8 t per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 17.19 t per square kilometre.
That makes Malawi's figure about 10.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 150 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.73 t per square kilometre | 0.7666 t per square kilometre | 8.97 t per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1970s | 11.37 t per square kilometre | 0.8406 t per square kilometre | 10.53 t per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1980s | 12.32 t per square kilometre | 0.9748 t per square kilometre | 11.35 t per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1990s | 13.71 t per square kilometre | 1.15 t per square kilometre | 12.56 t per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2000s | 16.15 t per square kilometre | 1.25 t per square kilometre | 14.9 t per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2010s | 17.92 t per square kilometre | 1.59 t per square kilometre | 16.34 t per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2020s | 19.16 t per square kilometre | 1.77 t per square kilometre | 17.39 t per square kilometre | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Malawi or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Malawi, at 18.99 t per square kilometre against 1.8 t per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 17.19 t per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Malawi ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st 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.