Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in South Africa
South Africa: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 0.0409 t per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0409 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 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in South Africa peaked at 0.2492 t per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0386 t per person, in 2016.
South Africa ranks 29th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2436 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2492 t per person | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2417 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2395 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2247 t per person | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2154 t per person | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2259 t per person | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2256 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.203 t per person | -10.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1983 t per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.209 t per person | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2104 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1636 t per person | -22.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1929 t per person | +17.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1865 t per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.189 t per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1735 t per person | -8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1583 t per person | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1595 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1546 t per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1469 t per person | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1475 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1429 t per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1428 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1285 t per person | -10.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1335 t per person | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1356 t per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1231 t per person | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1109 t per person | -9.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1022 t per person | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0915 t per person | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0983 t per person | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1011 t per person | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1059 t per person | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0792 t per person | -25.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0833 t per person | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0881 t per person | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.077 t per person | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0763 t per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0851 t per person | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 0.067 t per person | -21.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0736 t per person | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0753 t per person | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0654 t per person | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0651 t per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0407 t per person | -37.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0505 t per person | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0548 t per person | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0469 t per person | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0524 t per person | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0448 t per person | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0502 t per person | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0509 t per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0484 t per person | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0537 t per person | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0386 t per person | -28.1% |
| 2017 | 0.052 t per person | +34.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0449 t per person | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0436 t per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.048 t per person | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0448 t per person | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.042 t per person | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0409 t per person | -2.7% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0409 t per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0092 t per person, 4.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0409 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0226 t per person, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2298 t per person | 0.203 t per person | 0.2492 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1841 t per person | 0.1583 t per person | 0.2104 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1366 t per person | 0.1109 t per person | 0.1546 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0903 t per person | 0.0763 t per person | 0.1059 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0624 t per person | 0.0407 t per person | 0.0851 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0479 t per person | 0.0386 t per person | 0.0537 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0439 t per person | 0.0409 t per person | 0.048 t per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More climate change data for South Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 717.27 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 34,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,741 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 807.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,119 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 376.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in South Africa?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in South Africa was 0.0409 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2492 t per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0386 t per person in 2016.
- How does South Africa rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- South Africa ranks 29th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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.