Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Australia

Australia: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 0.0029 t per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0029 t per person
Change on year
up 44.2%
World rank
97th
of 150 countries
All-time high
0.0079 t per person
in 1962
All-time low
0.0015 t per person
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Australia, 1961–2023

0.0020.0040.0060.008196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.

Analysis

In 2023, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Australia stood at 0.0029 t per person.

The figure is up 44.2% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Australia peaked at 0.0079 t per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 t per person, in 2020.

Australia ranks 97th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Australia, 1961 to 2023.
Year t per person Change
1961 0.0071 t per person
1962 0.0079 t per person +11.2%
1963 0.0077 t per person -2.4%
1964 0.0078 t per person +0.5%
1965 0.0075 t per person -3.1%
1966 0.0068 t per person -9.5%
1967 0.0069 t per person +1.1%
1968 0.0068 t per person -2.2%
1969 0.0054 t per person -19.7%
1970 0.0064 t per person +17.3%
1971 0.0066 t per person +4.0%
1972 0.0059 t per person -10.4%
1973 0.0044 t per person -25.4%
1974 0.0033 t per person -25.0%
1975 0.0037 t per person +11.3%
1976 0.0033 t per person -9.9%
1977 0.0037 t per person +12.1%
1978 0.0032 t per person -15.4%
1979 0.0034 t per person +9.0%
1980 0.0037 t per person +6.8%
1981 0.0038 t per person +2.9%
1982 0.004 t per person +6.1%
1983 0.0042 t per person +3.9%
1984 0.0044 t per person +5.2%
1985 0.0065 t per person +48.4%
1986 0.0053 t per person -19.3%
1987 0.0035 t per person -32.6%
1988 0.0034 t per person -5.2%
1989 0.0031 t per person -8.5%
1990 0.0031 t per person -0.3%
1991 0.0028 t per person -8.4%
1992 0.003 t per person +6.0%
1993 0.0025 t per person -14.4%
1994 0.0025 t per person -3.5%
1995 0.0028 t per person +13.4%
1996 0.0031 t per person +10.8%
1997 0.0036 t per person +17.6%
1998 0.0031 t per person -15.8%
1999 0.0035 t per person +14.5%
2000 0.0043 t per person +23.2%
2001 0.0039 t per person -10.9%
2002 0.0042 t per person +10.1%
2003 0.0025 t per person -40.7%
2004 0.0035 t per person +40.0%
2005 0.0036 t per person +2.0%
2006 0.0033 t per person -8.4%
2007 0.0023 t per person -28.6%
2008 0.0032 t per person +36.4%
2009 0.003 t per person -7.0%
2010 0.0027 t per person -10.1%
2011 0.0028 t per person +4.0%
2012 0.0031 t per person +10.1%
2013 0.0034 t per person +10.9%
2014 0.0022 t per person -34.4%
2015 0.0025 t per person +12.2%
2016 0.0022 t per person -12.0%
2017 0.0028 t per person +25.1%
2018 0.0021 t per person -23.3%
2019 0.0023 t per person +10.0%
2020 0.0015 t per person -36.8%
2021 0.0018 t per person +21.1%
2022 0.002 t per person +13.5%
2023 0.0029 t per person +44.2%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 0.0029 t per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0027 t per person, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 0.0029 t per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0042 t per person, 69% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0071 t per person 0.0054 t per person 0.0079 t per person 9
1970s 0.0044 t per person 0.0032 t per person 0.0066 t per person 10
1980s 0.0042 t per person 0.0031 t per person 0.0065 t per person 10
1990s 0.003 t per person 0.0025 t per person 0.0036 t per person 10
2000s 0.0034 t per person 0.0023 t per person 0.0043 t per person 10
2010s 0.0026 t per person 0.0021 t per person 0.0034 t per person 10
2020s 0.002 t per person 0.0015 t per person 0.0029 t per person 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 94 Sri Lanka 0.0034 t per person compare
  2. 95 Grenada 0.0033 t per person compare
  3. 96 Afghanistan 0.0031 t per person compare
  4. 98 Bangladesh 0.0029 t per person compare
  5. 99 Azerbaijan 0.0028 t per person compare
  6. 100 Chile 0.0025 t per person compare

See the full ranking of 152 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Australia?
Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Australia was 0.0029 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0079 t per person in 1962.
What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 t per person in 2020.
How does Australia rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Australia ranks 97th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
152 places, 8,183 data points, 1961–2023
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Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.