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

Chile: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 0.0025 t per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0025 t per person
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
100th
of 150 countries
All-time high
0.0115 t per person
in 1979
All-time low
0.0025 t per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

0.0020.0040.0060.0080.010.012196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Chile stood at 0.0025 t per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 68.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Chile peaked at 0.0115 t per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 t per person, in 2023.

Chile ranks 100th 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 Chile, year by year

Annual values for Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Chile, 1961 to 2023.
Year t per person Change
1961 0.01 t per person
1962 0.01 t per person -0.6%
1963 0.0097 t per person -2.2%
1964 0.01 t per person +2.5%
1965 0.0097 t per person -2.5%
1966 0.0088 t per person -9.6%
1967 0.0099 t per person +12.2%
1968 0.0093 t per person -5.6%
1969 0.006 t per person -35.1%
1970 0.0075 t per person +24.3%
1971 0.0077 t per person +2.5%
1972 0.0083 t per person +7.9%
1973 0.0084 t per person +0.6%
1974 0.0102 t per person +22.4%
1975 0.0086 t per person -16.1%
1976 0.0089 t per person +3.4%
1977 0.0105 t per person +18.4%
1978 0.0084 t per person -20.0%
1979 0.0115 t per person +36.9%
1980 0.0101 t per person -12.2%
1981 0.0107 t per person +6.5%
1982 0.0097 t per person -9.7%
1983 0.0098 t per person +1.1%
1984 0.0113 t per person +15.6%
1985 0.0105 t per person -7.1%
1986 0.0083 t per person -21.0%
1987 0.0068 t per person -18.5%
1988 0.0069 t per person +2.5%
1989 0.0094 t per person +35.8%
1990 0.0075 t per person -20.2%
1991 0.0073 t per person -3.1%
1992 0.0077 t per person +6.0%
1993 0.0075 t per person -2.8%
1994 0.0073 t per person -2.5%
1995 0.0071 t per person -2.7%
1996 0.0067 t per person -6.1%
1997 0.0072 t per person +6.9%
1998 0.0066 t per person -7.3%
1999 0.0048 t per person -27.9%
2000 0.0045 t per person -6.6%
2001 0.0053 t per person +17.8%
2002 0.0055 t per person +4.6%
2003 0.0074 t per person +34.9%
2004 0.0074 t per person -0.7%
2005 0.0082 t per person +11.4%
2006 0.0075 t per person -8.9%
2007 0.0075 t per person +0.8%
2008 0.008 t per person +6.0%
2009 0.0075 t per person -5.7%
2010 0.0071 t per person -5.4%
2011 0.0069 t per person -3.2%
2012 0.0079 t per person +15.1%
2013 0.0081 t per person +1.6%
2014 0.0066 t per person -18.6%
2015 0.0069 t per person +5.5%
2016 0.0056 t per person -19.7%
2017 0.0051 t per person -8.4%
2018 0.0047 t per person -7.6%
2019 0.0042 t per person -11.1%
2020 0.0033 t per person -20.4%
2021 0.0035 t per person +3.6%
2022 0.0028 t per person -18.4%
2023 0.0025 t per person -9.7%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 0.0025 t per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0027 t per person, 93% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 0.0025 t per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0086 t per person, 30% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0093 t per person 0.006 t per person 0.01 t per person 9
1970s 0.009 t per person 0.0075 t per person 0.0115 t per person 10
1980s 0.0094 t per person 0.0068 t per person 0.0113 t per person 10
1990s 0.007 t per person 0.0048 t per person 0.0077 t per person 10
2000s 0.0069 t per person 0.0045 t per person 0.0082 t per person 10
2010s 0.0063 t per person 0.0042 t per person 0.0081 t per person 10
2020s 0.003 t per person 0.0025 t per person 0.0035 t per person 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 97 Australia 0.0029 t per person compare
  2. 98 Bangladesh 0.0029 t per person compare
  3. 99 Azerbaijan 0.0028 t per person compare
  4. 101 Morocco 0.0022 t per person compare
  5. 102 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0022 t per person compare
  6. 103 Congo 0.0021 t per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Chile?
Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Chile was 0.0025 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 0.0115 t per person in 1979.
What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 t per person in 2023.
How does Chile rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Chile ranks 100th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 68.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile 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.