Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Australia
Australia: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 0.0101 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0101 t per square kilometre for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023.
That represents a change of up 47.8% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Australia peaked at 0.0134 t per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0049 t per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Australia 131st out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Australia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0097 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0111 t per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1963 | 0.011 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0113 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0112 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0104 t per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0106 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0106 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0087 t per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0104 t per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0111 t per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0102 t per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0077 t per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0067 t per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0061 t per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0069 t per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0065 t per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 0.007 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0074 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0079 t per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0084 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0089 t per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0134 t per square kilometre | +50.3% |
| 1986 | 0.011 t per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0075 t per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0072 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0067 t per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0068 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0063 t per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0068 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0058 t per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0057 t per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0065 t per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0073 t per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0087 t per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0074 t per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0086 t per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0107 t per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0097 t per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0108 t per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0065 t per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0091 t per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0094 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0087 t per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0064 t per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0089 t per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0084 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0077 t per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0081 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0091 t per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0102 t per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0068 t per square kilometre | -33.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0078 t per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0069 t per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0088 t per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0069 t per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0077 t per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0049 t per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0068 t per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0101 t per square kilometre | +47.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0101 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1549 t per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0101 t per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0996 t per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0105 t per square kilometre | 0.0087 t per square kilometre | 0.0113 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0077 t per square kilometre | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | 0.0111 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0085 t per square kilometre | 0.0067 t per square kilometre | 0.0134 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.007 t per square kilometre | 0.0057 t per square kilometre | 0.0087 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0088 t per square kilometre | 0.0064 t per square kilometre | 0.0108 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.008 t per square kilometre | 0.0068 t per square kilometre | 0.0102 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0069 t per square kilometre | 0.0049 t per square kilometre | 0.0101 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 128 Niger 0.0131 t per square kilometre compare
- 129 Sudan 0.0125 t per square kilometre compare
- 130 Puerto Rico 0.0113 t per square kilometre compare
- 132 Qatar 0.0084 t per square kilometre compare
- 133 Bahamas 0.0082 t per square kilometre compare
- 134 Saudi Arabia 0.0055 t per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Australia?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Australia was 0.0101 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0134 t per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0049 t per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Australia ranks 131st out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.