Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 0.0529 t per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.0529 t per person for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0554 t per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0113 t per person, in 1976.
Burkina Faso ranks 24th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0308 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0327 t per person | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0316 t per person | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0329 t per person | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0291 t per person | -11.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0286 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0423 t per person | +47.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0421 t per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.018 t per person | -57.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0153 t per person | -15.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0157 t per person | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0139 t per person | -11.4% |
| 1973 | 0.015 t per person | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0216 t per person | +43.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0234 t per person | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0113 t per person | -51.7% |
| 1977 | 0.014 t per person | +23.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0175 t per person | +25.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0162 t per person | -7.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0167 t per person | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.02 t per person | +20.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0184 t per person | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0166 t per person | -9.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0155 t per person | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0179 t per person | +15.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0201 t per person | +12.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0208 t per person | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0318 t per person | +52.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0248 t per person | -22.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0193 t per person | -22.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0199 t per person | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0234 t per person | +17.5% |
| 1993 | 0.02 t per person | -14.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0216 t per person | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0179 t per person | -17.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0178 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0221 t per person | +24.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0241 t per person | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0249 t per person | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0202 t per person | -18.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0272 t per person | +34.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0296 t per person | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0333 t per person | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0282 t per person | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0318 t per person | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 0.031 t per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0319 t per person | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0399 t per person | +25.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0373 t per person | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0489 t per person | +31.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0421 t per person | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0493 t per person | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0516 t per person | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0411 t per person | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0437 t per person | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0472 t per person | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0481 t per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0499 t per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0484 t per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0507 t per person | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0554 t per person | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0484 t per person | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0529 t per person | +9.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0529 t per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.013 t per person, 4.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0529 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0226 t per person, 2.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.032 t per person | 0.018 t per person | 0.0423 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0164 t per person | 0.0113 t per person | 0.0234 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0203 t per person | 0.0155 t per person | 0.0318 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0211 t per person | 0.0178 t per person | 0.0249 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.031 t per person | 0.0202 t per person | 0.0399 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.047 t per person | 0.0411 t per person | 0.0516 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0519 t per person | 0.0484 t per person | 0.0554 t per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More climate change data for Burkina Faso
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 118.69 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 29,986 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,729 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,257 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 40.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 687.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,646 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,267 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,379 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Burkina Faso?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Burkina Faso was 0.0529 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0554 t per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0113 t per person in 1976.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 24th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
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.