Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 0.0004 t per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Saudi Arabia is 0.0004 t per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0026 t per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 t per person, in 1984.
That places Saudi Arabia 121st out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0016 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0015 t per person | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0015 t per person | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0014 t per person | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0014 t per person | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0013 t per person | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0013 t per person | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0015 t per person | +20.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0018 t per person | +15.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0022 t per person | +27.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0026 t per person | +17.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 t per person | -65.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 t per person | -64.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 t per person | +310.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 t per person | -58.9% |
| 1976 | 0.002 t per person | +268.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 t per person | -39.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 t per person | -87.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 t per person | +479.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 t per person | -63.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0012 t per person | +282.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 t per person | -85.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 t per person | -36.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 t per person | -55.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 t per person | +175.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 t per person | +38.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 t per person | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 t per person | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 t per person | +14.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 t per person | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 t per person | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 t per person | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 t per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 t per person | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 t per person | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 t per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 t per person | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 t per person | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 t per person | -33.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 t per person | +181.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 t per person | -28.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 t per person | +56.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 t per person | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 t per person | +40.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 t per person | +67.2% |
| 2006 | 0.001 t per person | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 t per person | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 t per person | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 t per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 t per person | -48.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 t per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 t per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 t per person | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 t per person | -22.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 t per person | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 t per person | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 t per person | -79.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 t per person | +230.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 t per person | +55.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 t per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 t per person | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 t per person | -11.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0004 t per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0027 t per person, 13% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0004 t per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0003 t per person, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +479.4% | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0009 t per person |
| 1974 | +310.9% | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0013 t per person |
| 1981 | +282.2% | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0012 t per person |
| 1976 | +268.5% | 0.0005 t per person | 0.002 t per person |
| 2019 | +230.9% | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0003 t per person |
| 2000 | +181.0% | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0004 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 t per person | 0.0013 t per person | 0.0018 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0012 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0026 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0012 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0012 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0006 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 t per person | 0.0004 t per person | 0.0004 t per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More climate change data for Saudi Arabia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 134.54 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,043 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,830 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,213 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 79.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,002 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Saudi Arabia?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Saudi Arabia was 0.0004 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0026 t per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 t per person in 1984.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 121st out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.