Malawi vs World: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)

Malawi
18.99 t per square kilometre
in 2023
World
1.6 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
1st
World rank
2nd

Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) over time

  • Malawi
  • World
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 18.99 t per square kilometre against 1.6 t per square kilometre in World, a difference of 17.39 t per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 11.8 times World's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 1st and World ranks 2nd of 150 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi World Difference Ahead
1960s 9.73 t per square kilometre 1.04 t per square kilometre 8.69 t per square kilometre Malawi
1970s 11.37 t per square kilometre 1.15 t per square kilometre 10.22 t per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 12.32 t per square kilometre 1.23 t per square kilometre 11.1 t per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 13.71 t per square kilometre 1.12 t per square kilometre 12.59 t per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 16.15 t per square kilometre 1.16 t per square kilometre 14.98 t per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 17.92 t per square kilometre 1.44 t per square kilometre 16.48 t per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 19.16 t per square kilometre 1.57 t per square kilometre 17.59 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 World?
Malawi, at 18.99 t per square kilometre against 1.6 t per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Malawi and World?
17.39 t per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and World rank globally for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Malawi ranks 1st and World ranks 2nd 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.