Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 0.0017 t per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.0017 t per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0146 t per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 t per person, in 2017.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 109th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0039 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0039 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0039 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0038 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0038 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.004 t per person | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0041 t per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.004 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.004 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.004 t per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0039 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.004 t per person | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0041 t per person | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0041 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0042 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0037 t per person | -10.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0036 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0035 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0031 t per person | -11.4% |
| 1980 | 0.003 t per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0033 t per person | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0032 t per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0038 t per person | +19.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0042 t per person | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0044 t per person | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0054 t per person | +22.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0066 t per person | +22.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0073 t per person | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0083 t per person | +14.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0114 t per person | +36.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0135 t per person | +18.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0141 t per person | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.014 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0143 t per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0133 t per person | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0146 t per person | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.013 t per person | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 0.005 t per person | -61.6% |
| 1999 | 0.005 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0069 t per person | +39.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0079 t per person | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0081 t per person | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0079 t per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0078 t per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0077 t per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0066 t per person | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0077 t per person | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0075 t per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0073 t per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0053 t per person | -27.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 t per person | -47.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 t per person | -17.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 t per person | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 0.002 t per person | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.002 t per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 t per person | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 t per person | -25.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 t per person | +60.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 t per person | -20.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 t per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 t per person | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 t per person | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 t per person | -1.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0017 t per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0152 t per person, 11% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0017 t per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0226 t per person, 8% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Sao Tome and Principe 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +60.7% | 0.0014 t per person | 0.0022 t per person |
| 1998 | -61.6% | 0.013 t per person | 0.005 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0039 t per person | 0.0038 t per person | 0.0041 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0038 t per person | 0.0031 t per person | 0.0042 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.005 t per person | 0.003 t per person | 0.0083 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0118 t per person | 0.005 t per person | 0.0146 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0075 t per person | 0.0066 t per person | 0.0081 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 t per person | 0.0014 t per person | 0.0053 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 t per person | 0.0017 t per person | 0.0018 t per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 106 Switzerland 0.0018 t per person compare
- 107 Dominica 0.0017 t per person compare
- 108 Uzbekistan 0.0017 t per person compare
- 110 Tajikistan 0.0013 t per person compare
- 111 Denmark 0.0013 t per person compare
- 112 Yemen 0.001 t per person compare
More climate change data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 133,140 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0585 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2811 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.5528 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.424 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1288 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0016 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0017 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0146 t per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 t per person in 2017.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 109th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.