Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in South Africa
South Africa: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was -1.41 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in South Africa, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
South Africa recorded -1.41 % change on previous year for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023.
The figure is up 70.7% on the previous year and down 146.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in South Africa peaked at 35.36 % change on previous year in 2017 and was at its lowest, -36.94 % change on previous year, in 2006.
That places South Africa 102nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 5.42 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -0.0461 % change on previous year | -100.9% |
| 1964 | 2.17 % change on previous year | -4802.2% |
| 1965 | -3.23 % change on previous year | -248.9% |
| 1966 | -1.14 % change on previous year | -64.6% |
| 1967 | 8.21 % change on previous year | -818.4% |
| 1968 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -63.1% |
| 1969 | -7.21 % change on previous year | -338.1% |
| 1970 | 0.7066 % change on previous year | -109.8% |
| 1971 | 8.56 % change on previous year | +1110.8% |
| 1972 | 3.59 % change on previous year | -58.1% |
| 1973 | -19.99 % change on previous year | -657.3% |
| 1974 | 21.26 % change on previous year | -206.4% |
| 1975 | -0.5809 % change on previous year | -102.7% |
| 1976 | 4.11 % change on previous year | -807.7% |
| 1977 | -5.67 % change on previous year | -238.0% |
| 1978 | -6.25 % change on previous year | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 3.49 % change on previous year | -155.9% |
| 1980 | -0.0657 % change on previous year | -101.9% |
| 1981 | -1.64 % change on previous year | +2401.7% |
| 1982 | 3.92 % change on previous year | -338.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3431 % change on previous year | -91.3% |
| 1984 | 3.4 % change on previous year | +890.4% |
| 1985 | -6.96 % change on previous year | -305.0% |
| 1986 | 7.26 % change on previous year | -204.3% |
| 1987 | 4.85 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 1988 | -6.46 % change on previous year | -233.3% |
| 1989 | -7.22 % change on previous year | +11.8% |
| 1990 | -5.26 % change on previous year | -27.2% |
| 1991 | -8.34 % change on previous year | +58.6% |
| 1992 | 9.36 % change on previous year | -212.2% |
| 1993 | 4.89 % change on previous year | -47.7% |
| 1994 | 6.49 % change on previous year | +32.7% |
| 1995 | -24.35 % change on previous year | -475.3% |
| 1996 | 6.66 % change on previous year | -127.4% |
| 1997 | 6.97 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 1998 | -11.52 % change on previous year | -265.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2143 % change on previous year | -101.9% |
| 2000 | 12.46 % change on previous year | +5714.8% |
| 2001 | -20.51 % change on previous year | -264.6% |
| 2002 | 10.8 % change on previous year | -152.7% |
| 2003 | 3.32 % change on previous year | -69.2% |
| 2004 | -12.24 % change on previous year | -468.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5896 % change on previous year | -104.8% |
| 2006 | -36.94 % change on previous year | -6365.6% |
| 2007 | 25.55 % change on previous year | -169.2% |
| 2008 | 9.69 % change on previous year | -62.1% |
| 2009 | -13.27 % change on previous year | -237.0% |
| 2010 | 12.96 % change on previous year | -197.6% |
| 2011 | -13.48 % change on previous year | -204.1% |
| 2012 | 13.78 % change on previous year | -202.2% |
| 2013 | 3.04 % change on previous year | -78.0% |
| 2014 | -3.34 % change on previous year | -210.1% |
| 2015 | 13.39 % change on previous year | -500.3% |
| 2016 | -27.4 % change on previous year | -304.7% |
| 2017 | 35.36 % change on previous year | -229.0% |
| 2018 | -12.07 % change on previous year | -134.1% |
| 2019 | -1.41 % change on previous year | -88.3% |
| 2020 | 12.01 % change on previous year | -950.5% |
| 2021 | -5.26 % change on previous year | -143.8% |
| 2022 | -4.81 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 2023 | -1.41 % change on previous year | -70.7% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's -1.41 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.68 % change on previous year, 84% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in South Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -6365.6% | 0.5896 % change on previous year | -36.94 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | +5714.8% | 0.2143 % change on previous year | 12.46 % change on previous year |
| 1964 | +4802.2% | -0.0461 % change on previous year | 2.17 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | -2401.7% | -0.0657 % change on previous year | -1.64 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8987 % change on previous year | -7.21 % change on previous year | 8.21 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.922 % change on previous year | -19.99 % change on previous year | 21.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2582 % change on previous year | -7.22 % change on previous year | 7.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.49 % change on previous year | -24.35 % change on previous year | 9.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.05 % change on previous year | -36.94 % change on previous year | 25.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 % change on previous year | -27.4 % change on previous year | 35.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1347 % change on previous year | -5.26 % change on previous year | 12.01 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 99 Vanuatu -0.8934 % change on previous year compare
- 100 Chad -1.28 % change on previous year compare
- 101 Malawi -1.37 % change on previous year compare
- 103 Peru -1.52 % change on previous year compare
- 104 Austria -1.55 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Micronesia -1.56 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Micronesia (Federated States of) -1.56 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for South Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 717.27 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 34,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,741 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 807.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,119 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 376.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in South Africa?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in South Africa was -1.41 % 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 35.36 % change on previous year in 2017.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.94 % change on previous year in 2006.
- How does South Africa rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- South Africa ranks 102nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 146.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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.