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

Belgium: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 0.0045 t per person in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
0.0045 t per person
Change on year
down 17.0%
World rank
88th
of 150 countries
All-time high
0.0067 t per person
in 2008
All-time low
0.0035 t per person
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Belgium, 2000–2023

00.0020.0040.0062000201120232000: 0.003 t per person2001: 0.004 t per person2002: 0.005 t per person2003: 0.005 t per person2004: 0.005 t per person2005: 0.005 t per person2006: 0.005 t per person2007: 0.005 t per person2008: 0.007 t per person2009: 0.006 t per person2010: 0.006 t per person2011: 0.007 t per person2012: 0.006 t per person2013: 0.007 t per person2014: 0.006 t per person2015: 0.005 t per person2016: 0.005 t per person2017: 0.004 t per person2018: 0.005 t per person2019: 0.004 t per person2020: 0.004 t per person2021: 0.004 t per person2022: 0.005 t per person2023: 0.004 t per person

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Belgium is 0.0045 t per person, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 17.0% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Belgium peaked at 0.0067 t per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 t per person, in 2000.

Belgium ranks 88th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Belgium, 2000 to 2023.
Year t per person Change
2000 0.0035 t per person
2001 0.0039 t per person +13.0%
2002 0.0046 t per person +16.2%
2003 0.0051 t per person +10.8%
2004 0.005 t per person -1.5%
2005 0.0052 t per person +3.4%
2006 0.0054 t per person +3.5%
2007 0.005 t per person -6.5%
2008 0.0067 t per person +34.2%
2009 0.0062 t per person -8.2%
2010 0.0057 t per person -7.1%
2011 0.0065 t per person +13.7%
2012 0.0062 t per person -5.5%
2013 0.0066 t per person +7.8%
2014 0.0056 t per person -15.3%
2015 0.0052 t per person -8.0%
2016 0.0046 t per person -11.3%
2017 0.0043 t per person -6.3%
2018 0.0047 t per person +9.7%
2019 0.0042 t per person -10.4%
2020 0.0045 t per person +6.2%
2021 0.0042 t per person -7.4%
2022 0.0054 t per person +29.3%
2023 0.0045 t per person -17.0%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 0.0045 t per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0027 t per person, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 0.0045 t per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0085 t per person, 53% of the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0051 t per person 0.0035 t per person 0.0067 t per person 10
2010s 0.0054 t per person 0.0042 t per person 0.0066 t per person 10
2020s 0.0046 t per person 0.0042 t per person 0.0054 t per person 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 85 Spain 0.005 t per person compare
  2. 86 Vanuatu 0.0048 t per person compare
  3. 87 Madagascar 0.0047 t per person compare
  4. 89 Mauritania 0.004 t per person compare
  5. 90 Lithuania 0.0039 t per person compare
  6. 91 Dominican Republic 0.0038 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 Belgium?
Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Belgium was 0.0045 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.0067 t per person in 2008.
What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 t per person in 2000.
How does Belgium rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Belgium ranks 88th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belgium 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.