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

Puerto Rico: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 0 t per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0 t per person
Change on year
down 43.5%
World rank
140th
of 150 countries
All-time high
0.0064 t per person
in 1961
All-time low
0 t per person
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

00.0020.0040.006196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Puerto Rico is 0 t per person, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 43.5% on the previous year and up 169.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0064 t per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 t per person, in 2014.

Puerto Rico ranks 140th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961 to 2023.
Year t per person Change
1961 0.0064 t per person
1962 0.0037 t per person -42.6%
1963 0.0036 t per person -2.2%
1964 0.0045 t per person +25.8%
1965 0.0037 t per person -18.2%
1966 0.0032 t per person -14.3%
1967 0.0026 t per person -18.3%
1968 0.001 t per person -60.3%
1969 0.0012 t per person +13.2%
1970 0.0006 t per person -50.9%
1971 0.0004 t per person -26.2%
1972 0.0004 t per person -2.0%
1973 0.0002 t per person -54.4%
1974 0.0002 t per person -13.7%
1975 0.0002 t per person -1.8%
1976 0.0001 t per person -50.8%
1977 0.0001 t per person -1.5%
1978 0.0001 t per person -5.4%
1979 0.0001 t per person -5.5%
1980 0 t per person -34.9%
1981 0 t per person -84.3%
1982 0 t per person -14.0%
1983 0 t per person -1.0%
1984 0 t per person -1.0%
1985 0 t per person +593.2%
1986 0 t per person -8.0%
1987 0.0002 t per person +395.3%
1988 0.0001 t per person -57.3%
1989 0.0002 t per person +105.3%
1990 0.0001 t per person -14.6%
1991 0.0001 t per person -13.6%
1992 0.0001 t per person -1.8%
1993 0.0001 t per person -43.0%
1994 0.0001 t per person +17.9%
1995 0.0001 t per person +7.2%
1996 0.0001 t per person +3.2%
1997 0.0001 t per person +3.3%
1998 0.0001 t per person +55.5%
1999 0.0001 t per person -36.4%
2000 0.0001 t per person -4.0%
2001 0.0001 t per person -5.0%
2002 0.0001 t per person -5.2%
2003 0.0001 t per person -21.3%
2004 0.0001 t per person -11.0%
2005 0 t per person -12.2%
2006 0 t per person -13.1%
2007 0 t per person -23.9%
2008 0 t per person -14.4%
2009 0 t per person -16.0%
2010 0 t per person -15.9%
2011 0 t per person -17.4%
2012 0 t per person -93.2%
2013 0 t per person +958.6%
2014 0 t per person -92.8%
2015 0 t per person +35.2%
2016 0 t per person +1.6%
2017 0 t per person +27.6%
2018 0 t per person -17.1%
2019 0 t per person +348.4%
2020 0 t per person +123.7%
2021 0 t per person +50.9%
2022 0.0001 t per person +200.6%
2023 0 t per person -43.5%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 0 t per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0027 t per person, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 0 t per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0086 t per person, 0% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2013 +958.6% 0 t per person 0 t per person
1985 +593.2% 0 t per person 0 t per person
1987 +395.3% 0 t per person 0.0002 t per person
2019 +348.4% 0 t per person 0 t per person
2022 +200.6% 0 t per person 0.0001 t per person
2020 +123.7% 0 t per person 0 t per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0033 t per person 0.001 t per person 0.0064 t per person 9
1970s 0.0002 t per person 0.0001 t per person 0.0006 t per person 10
1980s 0.0001 t per person 0 t per person 0.0002 t per person 10
1990s 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person 10
2000s 0.0001 t per person 0 t per person 0.0001 t per person 10
2010s 0 t per person 0 t per person 0 t per person 10
2020s 0 t per person 0 t per person 0.0001 t per person 4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 137 Barbados 0.0001 t per person compare
  2. 138 Algeria 0 t per person compare
  3. 139 Qatar 0 t per person compare
  4. 141 Suriname 0 t per person compare
  5. 142 Djibouti 0 t per person compare
  6. 143 Malaysia 0 t per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Puerto Rico?
Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Puerto Rico was 0 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 0.0064 t per person in 1961.
What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 0 t per person in 2014.
How does Puerto Rico rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Puerto Rico ranks 140th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 169.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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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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

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
Last refreshed

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.