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

Madagascar: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 0.0047 t per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0047 t per person
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
87th
of 150 countries
All-time high
0.0226 t per person
in 1964
All-time low
0.0043 t per person
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

0.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922023

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

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 0.0047 t per person for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 50.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Madagascar peaked at 0.0226 t per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 t per person, in 2021.

That places Madagascar 87th out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Madagascar, 1961 to 2023.
Year t per person Change
1961 0.0151 t per person
1962 0.0147 t per person -2.6%
1963 0.0172 t per person +17.2%
1964 0.0226 t per person +31.4%
1965 0.0221 t per person -2.2%
1966 0.0224 t per person +1.3%
1967 0.0222 t per person -0.7%
1968 0.0218 t per person -2.1%
1969 0.0214 t per person -1.9%
1970 0.0159 t per person -25.4%
1971 0.0173 t per person +8.8%
1972 0.0152 t per person -12.3%
1973 0.0145 t per person -4.5%
1974 0.015 t per person +3.4%
1975 0.0141 t per person -6.1%
1976 0.0144 t per person +1.7%
1977 0.014 t per person -2.2%
1978 0.0143 t per person +2.2%
1979 0.0133 t per person -7.4%
1980 0.0142 t per person +7.0%
1981 0.0137 t per person -3.2%
1982 0.0122 t per person -11.3%
1983 0.0128 t per person +5.2%
1984 0.013 t per person +1.6%
1985 0.0134 t per person +2.9%
1986 0.0138 t per person +2.7%
1987 0.0127 t per person -8.1%
1988 0.0134 t per person +5.5%
1989 0.0129 t per person -3.3%
1990 0.0131 t per person +0.9%
1991 0.0121 t per person -7.5%
1992 0.0125 t per person +3.5%
1993 0.0139 t per person +11.5%
1994 0.012 t per person -13.5%
1995 0.0131 t per person +8.6%
1996 0.0133 t per person +2.0%
1997 0.0127 t per person -5.0%
1998 0.0118 t per person -6.8%
1999 0.0119 t per person +1.0%
2000 0.0116 t per person -2.5%
2001 0.0113 t per person -2.5%
2002 0.0111 t per person -2.4%
2003 0.0108 t per person -2.3%
2004 0.0106 t per person -2.3%
2005 0.0132 t per person +24.9%
2006 0.0129 t per person -2.0%
2007 0.0127 t per person -2.0%
2008 0.0124 t per person -2.0%
2009 0.0122 t per person -2.0%
2010 0.0119 t per person -2.0%
2011 0.0121 t per person +1.9%
2012 0.0115 t per person -5.2%
2013 0.0095 t per person -17.2%
2014 0.0088 t per person -7.8%
2015 0.0076 t per person -14.0%
2016 0.007 t per person -7.3%
2017 0.006 t per person -13.8%
2018 0.0045 t per person -26.1%
2019 0.0045 t per person +0.2%
2020 0.0044 t per person -1.2%
2021 0.0043 t per person -2.7%
2022 0.0049 t per person +13.4%
2023 0.0047 t per person -2.7%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

  • Madagascar's 0.0047 t per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.013 t per person, 37% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Madagascar's 0.0047 t per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0226 t per person, 21% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0199 t per person 0.0147 t per person 0.0226 t per person 9
1970s 0.0148 t per person 0.0133 t per person 0.0173 t per person 10
1980s 0.0132 t per person 0.0122 t per person 0.0142 t per person 10
1990s 0.0126 t per person 0.0118 t per person 0.0139 t per person 10
2000s 0.0119 t per person 0.0106 t per person 0.0132 t per person 10
2010s 0.0083 t per person 0.0045 t per person 0.0121 t per person 10
2020s 0.0046 t per person 0.0043 t per person 0.0049 t per person 4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 84 Somalia 0.0054 t per person compare
  2. 85 Spain 0.005 t per person compare
  3. 86 Vanuatu 0.0048 t per person compare
  4. 88 Belgium 0.0045 t per person compare
  5. 89 Mauritania 0.004 t per person compare
  6. 90 Lithuania 0.0039 t per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Madagascar?
Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Madagascar was 0.0047 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 0.0226 t per person in 1964.
What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 t per person in 2021.
How does Madagascar rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Madagascar ranks 87th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Madagascar 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.

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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.