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
05101520196119922023

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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Indicator
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
152 places, 8,183 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.