Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was -43.82 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Puerto Rico, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Puerto Rico stood at -43.82 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 122.3% on the previous year and down 104.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Puerto Rico peaked at 950 % change on previous year in 2013 and was at its lowest, -93.22 % change on previous year, in 2012.
That places Puerto Rico 175th 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -41.39 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1964 | 28.27 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | -16.96 % change on previous year | -160.0% |
| 1966 | -13.26 % change on previous year | -21.8% |
| 1967 | -17.64 % change on previous year | +33.0% |
| 1968 | -60.02 % change on previous year | +240.3% |
| 1969 | 14.18 % change on previous year | -123.6% |
| 1970 | -50.32 % change on previous year | -454.8% |
| 1971 | -25 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1973 | -53.42 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | -11.93 % change on previous year | -77.7% |
| 1975 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1976 | -50 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1978 | -4.17 % change on previous year | — |
| 1979 | -4.35 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 1980 | -34.09 % change on previous year | +684.1% |
| 1981 | -84.14 % change on previous year | +146.8% |
| 1982 | -13.04 % change on previous year | -84.5% |
| 1983 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1985 | 600 % change on previous year | — |
| 1986 | -7.14 % change on previous year | -101.2% |
| 1987 | 400 % change on previous year | -5700.0% |
| 1988 | -56.92 % change on previous year | -114.2% |
| 1989 | 107.14 % change on previous year | -288.2% |
| 1990 | -13.79 % change on previous year | -112.9% |
| 1991 | -13 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1992 | -1.15 % change on previous year | -91.2% |
| 1993 | -42.56 % change on previous year | +3602.5% |
| 1994 | 19.03 % change on previous year | -144.7% |
| 1995 | 8.16 % change on previous year | -57.1% |
| 1996 | 4.4 % change on previous year | -46.1% |
| 1997 | 4.22 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 56.36 % change on previous year | +1236.5% |
| 1999 | -36.04 % change on previous year | -164.0% |
| 2000 | -3.76 % change on previous year | -89.6% |
| 2001 | -4.8 % change on previous year | +27.9% |
| 2002 | -5.05 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 2003 | -21.26 % change on previous year | +321.3% |
| 2004 | -10.97 % change on previous year | -48.4% |
| 2005 | -12.32 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 2006 | -13.51 % change on previous year | +9.7% |
| 2007 | -24.38 % change on previous year | +80.4% |
| 2008 | -14.88 % change on previous year | -39.0% |
| 2009 | -16.5 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 2010 | -16.28 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2011 | -18.06 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 2012 | -93.22 % change on previous year | +416.3% |
| 2013 | 950 % change on previous year | -1119.1% |
| 2014 | -92.86 % change on previous year | -109.8% |
| 2015 | 33.33 % change on previous year | -135.9% |
| 2016 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 25 % change on previous year | — |
| 2018 | -20 % change on previous year | -180.0% |
| 2019 | 350 % change on previous year | -1850.0% |
| 2020 | 122.22 % change on previous year | -65.1% |
| 2021 | 50 % change on previous year | -59.1% |
| 2022 | 196.67 % change on previous year | +293.3% |
| 2023 | -43.82 % change on previous year | -122.3% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's -43.82 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -2.97 % change on previous year, 14.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's -43.82 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.1178 % change on previous year, 372.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +5700.0% | -7.14 % change on previous year | 400 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | -3602.5% | -1.15 % change on previous year | -42.56 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | +1850.0% | -20 % change on previous year | 350 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +1236.5% | 4.22 % change on previous year | 56.36 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +1119.1% | -93.22 % change on previous year | 950 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -13.35 % change on previous year | -60.02 % change on previous year | 28.27 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -19.92 % change on previous year | -53.42 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.18 % change on previous year | -84.14 % change on previous year | 600 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.44 % change on previous year | -42.56 % change on previous year | 56.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -12.74 % change on previous year | -24.38 % change on previous year | -3.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.79 % change on previous year | -93.22 % change on previous year | 950 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.27 % change on previous year | -43.82 % change on previous year | 196.67 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 172 South Sudan -35.88 % change on previous year compare
- 173 French Guiana -37.06 % change on previous year compare
- 174 Lithuania -40.11 % change on previous year compare
- 176 Burundi -44.02 % change on previous year compare
- 177 Uganda -48.93 % change on previous year compare
- 178 Guadeloupe -50 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Puerto Rico
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.50 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,291 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 329.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 961.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0524 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Puerto Rico?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Puerto Rico was -43.82 % 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 950 % change on previous year in 2013.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -93.22 % change on previous year in 2012.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 175th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 104.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.