Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Americas
Americas: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 4.3 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Americas, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Americas stood at 4.3 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 6,012.8% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Americas peaked at 20.17 % change on previous year in 1984 and was at its lowest, -16.34 % change on previous year, in 1983.
Americas ranks 7th of 35 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Americas, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -0.2121 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 5.78 % change on previous year | -2826.5% |
| 1964 | -0.5426 % change on previous year | -109.4% |
| 1965 | 2.64 % change on previous year | -585.9% |
| 1966 | 2.9 % change on previous year | +10.1% |
| 1967 | 3.92 % change on previous year | +35.0% |
| 1968 | -3.51 % change on previous year | -189.5% |
| 1969 | -1.91 % change on previous year | -45.5% |
| 1970 | 4.65 % change on previous year | -343.3% |
| 1971 | 7.76 % change on previous year | +66.9% |
| 1972 | -7.91 % change on previous year | -201.9% |
| 1973 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -142.6% |
| 1974 | 2.51 % change on previous year | -25.7% |
| 1975 | 1.38 % change on previous year | -44.9% |
| 1976 | 3.45 % change on previous year | +149.9% |
| 1977 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -25.8% |
| 1978 | -1.17 % change on previous year | -145.4% |
| 1979 | -2.36 % change on previous year | +102.9% |
| 1980 | 2.52 % change on previous year | -206.6% |
| 1981 | 4.78 % change on previous year | +89.6% |
| 1982 | -3.6 % change on previous year | -175.3% |
| 1983 | -16.34 % change on previous year | +354.4% |
| 1984 | 20.17 % change on previous year | -223.4% |
| 1985 | 3.97 % change on previous year | -80.3% |
| 1986 | -4.73 % change on previous year | -219.3% |
| 1987 | -4.55 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1988 | -3.25 % change on previous year | -28.6% |
| 1989 | 2.97 % change on previous year | -191.3% |
| 1990 | -0.0317 % change on previous year | -101.1% |
| 1991 | 4.88 % change on previous year | -15515.6% |
| 1992 | 3.86 % change on previous year | -21.0% |
| 1993 | -8.02 % change on previous year | -308.0% |
| 1994 | 11.82 % change on previous year | -247.4% |
| 1995 | -4.7 % change on previous year | -139.8% |
| 1996 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -145.8% |
| 1997 | 1.43 % change on previous year | -33.9% |
| 1998 | -3.38 % change on previous year | -337.3% |
| 1999 | -1.99 % change on previous year | -41.2% |
| 2000 | 3.17 % change on previous year | -259.5% |
| 2001 | -0.5303 % change on previous year | -116.7% |
| 2002 | -2.8 % change on previous year | +427.2% |
| 2003 | 4.06 % change on previous year | -245.0% |
| 2004 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -71.3% |
| 2005 | -1.4 % change on previous year | -220.3% |
| 2006 | -0.413 % change on previous year | -70.5% |
| 2007 | 15.42 % change on previous year | -3833.6% |
| 2008 | -2.88 % change on previous year | -118.7% |
| 2009 | -4.06 % change on previous year | +41.0% |
| 2010 | 2.13 % change on previous year | -152.5% |
| 2011 | 2.4 % change on previous year | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 5.24 % change on previous year | +118.4% |
| 2013 | 4.37 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 2014 | -3.4 % change on previous year | -177.6% |
| 2015 | -2.07 % change on previous year | -39.0% |
| 2016 | 4.71 % change on previous year | -327.5% |
| 2017 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -50.1% |
| 2018 | -1.69 % change on previous year | -171.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9981 % change on previous year | -159.1% |
| 2020 | 3.14 % change on previous year | +214.5% |
| 2021 | 3.09 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0704 % change on previous year | -97.7% |
| 2023 | 4.3 % change on previous year | +6012.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Americas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +15515.6% | -0.0317 % change on previous year | 4.88 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +6012.8% | 0.0704 % change on previous year | 4.3 % change on previous year |
| 2007 | +3833.6% | -0.413 % change on previous year | 15.42 % change on previous year |
| 1963 | +2826.5% | -0.2121 % change on previous year | 5.78 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.13 % change on previous year | -3.51 % change on previous year | 5.78 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.42 % change on previous year | -7.91 % change on previous year | 7.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1926 % change on previous year | -16.34 % change on previous year | 20.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6021 % change on previous year | -8.02 % change on previous year | 11.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 % change on previous year | -4.06 % change on previous year | 15.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 % change on previous year | -3.4 % change on previous year | 5.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.65 % change on previous year | 0.0704 % change on previous year | 4.3 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 4 Australia 47.79 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Mauritius 44.94 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Australia and New Zealand 40.21 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Gambia 34.24 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Cambodia 33.89 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Belgium-Luxembourg 27.33 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Zambia 27.15 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Americas?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Americas was 4.3 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 20.17 % change on previous year in 1984.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.34 % change on previous year in 1983.
- How does Americas rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Americas ranks 7th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.