Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Botswana
Botswana: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was -20.91 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Botswana, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Botswana recorded -20.91 % change on previous year for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Botswana peaked at 576.45 % change on previous year in 1962 and was at its lowest, -86.35 % change on previous year, in 2003.
That places Botswana 163rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 Botswana, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 576.45 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -14.05 % change on previous year | -102.4% |
| 1964 | -84.83 % change on previous year | +503.6% |
| 1965 | 370.84 % change on previous year | -537.2% |
| 1966 | 411.48 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 1967 | -53.19 % change on previous year | -112.9% |
| 1968 | 115.91 % change on previous year | -317.9% |
| 1969 | 57.8 % change on previous year | -50.1% |
| 1970 | -35.03 % change on previous year | -160.6% |
| 1971 | -17.81 % change on previous year | -49.1% |
| 1972 | -61.85 % change on previous year | +247.2% |
| 1973 | 426.32 % change on previous year | -789.3% |
| 1974 | 40 % change on previous year | -90.6% |
| 1975 | -42.86 % change on previous year | -207.1% |
| 1976 | 100 % change on previous year | -333.3% |
| 1977 | -18.75 % change on previous year | -118.8% |
| 1978 | -30.77 % change on previous year | +64.1% |
| 1979 | -53.11 % change on previous year | +72.6% |
| 1980 | 120.38 % change on previous year | -326.7% |
| 1981 | 27.53 % change on previous year | -77.1% |
| 1982 | -59.7 % change on previous year | -316.9% |
| 1983 | -17.99 % change on previous year | -69.9% |
| 1984 | -83.16 % change on previous year | +362.2% |
| 1985 | 139.39 % change on previous year | -267.6% |
| 1986 | 11.39 % change on previous year | -91.8% |
| 1987 | -38.64 % change on previous year | -439.1% |
| 1988 | 509.26 % change on previous year | -1418.1% |
| 1989 | 58.97 % change on previous year | -88.4% |
| 1990 | -22.18 % change on previous year | -137.6% |
| 1991 | -10.07 % change on previous year | -54.6% |
| 1992 | -56.83 % change on previous year | +464.1% |
| 1993 | 39.24 % change on previous year | -169.0% |
| 1994 | 189.09 % change on previous year | +381.9% |
| 1995 | -68.55 % change on previous year | -136.3% |
| 1996 | 400 % change on previous year | -683.5% |
| 1997 | -21 % change on previous year | -105.2% |
| 1998 | -67.4 % change on previous year | +220.9% |
| 1999 | 32.67 % change on previous year | -148.5% |
| 2000 | 143.65 % change on previous year | +339.7% |
| 2001 | -70 % change on previous year | -148.7% |
| 2002 | 123.42 % change on previous year | -276.3% |
| 2003 | -86.35 % change on previous year | -170.0% |
| 2004 | 467.26 % change on previous year | -641.1% |
| 2005 | 62.01 % change on previous year | -86.7% |
| 2006 | -13.75 % change on previous year | -122.2% |
| 2007 | -70.67 % change on previous year | +413.9% |
| 2008 | 174.69 % change on previous year | -347.2% |
| 2009 | 70.07 % change on previous year | -59.9% |
| 2010 | -20.94 % change on previous year | -129.9% |
| 2011 | 55.11 % change on previous year | -363.2% |
| 2012 | -44.74 % change on previous year | -181.2% |
| 2013 | -19.24 % change on previous year | -57.0% |
| 2014 | 130.18 % change on previous year | -776.6% |
| 2015 | -85.74 % change on previous year | -165.9% |
| 2016 | 306 % change on previous year | -456.9% |
| 2017 | -15.4 % change on previous year | -105.0% |
| 2018 | 50.12 % change on previous year | -425.5% |
| 2019 | -53.19 % change on previous year | -206.1% |
| 2020 | 158.97 % change on previous year | -398.9% |
| 2021 | -9.01 % change on previous year | -105.7% |
| 2022 | -19.61 % change on previous year | +117.6% |
| 2023 | -20.91 % change on previous year | +6.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's -20.91 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.68 % change on previous year, 12.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Botswana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +1418.1% | -38.64 % change on previous year | 509.26 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 172.55 % change on previous year | -84.83 % change on previous year | 576.45 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 30.61 % change on previous year | -61.85 % change on previous year | 426.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.74 % change on previous year | -83.16 % change on previous year | 509.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.5 % change on previous year | -68.55 % change on previous year | 400 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.03 % change on previous year | -86.35 % change on previous year | 467.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.22 % change on previous year | -85.74 % change on previous year | 306 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.36 % change on previous year | -20.91 % change on previous year | 158.97 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 160 Timor-Leste -17.68 % change on previous year compare
- 161 Czechia -19.99 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Zimbabwe -20.35 % change on previous year compare
- 164 Belarus -22.41 % change on previous year compare
- 165 Spain -23.67 % change on previous year compare
- 166 Guinea-Bissau -25 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Botswana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 17.55 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,640 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,846 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 137.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0531 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Botswana?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Botswana was -20.91 % 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 576.45 % change on previous year in 1962.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -86.35 % change on previous year in 2003.
- How does Botswana rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Botswana ranks 163rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana 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.