Puerto Rico vs South Africa: Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … square kilometre Biomass

Puerto Rico
0.1466 t per square kilometre
in 2002
South Africa
0.1421 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
39th
South Africa rank
40th

Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … square kilometre Biomass over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.1466 t per square kilometre against 0.1421 t per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0045 t per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 40th of 93 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 8.18 t per square kilometre 0.0797 t per square kilometre 8.1 t per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1970s 3.9 t per square kilometre 0.1035 t per square kilometre 3.8 t per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1980s 1.72 t per square kilometre 0.1389 t per square kilometre 1.58 t per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1990s 0.9026 t per square kilometre 0.1533 t per square kilometre 0.7493 t per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 0.1612 t per square kilometre 0.1732 t per square kilometre 0.012 t per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per, Puerto Rico or South Africa?
Puerto Rico, at 0.1466 t per square kilometre against 0.1421 t per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2002.
What is the difference in sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per between Puerto Rico and South Africa?
0.0045 t per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and South Africa?
42 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2002.
How do Puerto Rico and South Africa rank globally for sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per?
Puerto Rico ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 40th of 93 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sugar cane — 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
Sugar cane — 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
95 places, 5,533 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Sugar cane — 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.