Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Barbados
Barbados: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 0.0349 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Barbados is 0.0349 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Barbados peaked at 2.05 t per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0349 t per square kilometre, in 2019.
Barbados ranks 121st 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 Barbados, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8837 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8326 t per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.8744 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6605 t per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 1965 | 0.6977 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.9302 t per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1967 | 1 t per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 1.42 t per square kilometre | +41.9% |
| 1969 | 1.7 t per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1970 | 1.53 t per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1971 | 1.4 t per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 1.77 t per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1973 | 1.77 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.78 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.78 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.78 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.78 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.78 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.78 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.86 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 1.86 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.86 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.86 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.05 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 1.86 t per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 1.91 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.91 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.95 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.95 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 1.86 t per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 1.63 t per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 1.4 t per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 1.16 t per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9302 t per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6977 t per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5814 t per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4651 t per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3488 t per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2674 t per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2233 t per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 0.193 t per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2326 t per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2186 t per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2209 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2326 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2442 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2279 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2163 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2093 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2093 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2326 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2791 t per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0698 t per square kilometre | -75.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1047 t per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0814 t per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0605 t per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0907 t per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0349 t per square kilometre | -61.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0721 t per square kilometre | +106.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0419 t per square kilometre | -41.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0419 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0349 t per square kilometre | -16.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0349 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1549 t per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0349 t per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7245 t per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Barbados 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +106.7% | 0.0349 t per square kilometre | 0.0721 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9995 t per square kilometre | 0.6605 t per square kilometre | 1.7 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.71 t per square kilometre | 1.4 t per square kilometre | 1.78 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.91 t per square kilometre | 1.86 t per square kilometre | 2.05 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 t per square kilometre | 0.3488 t per square kilometre | 2 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2277 t per square kilometre | 0.193 t per square kilometre | 0.2674 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1372 t per square kilometre | 0.0349 t per square kilometre | 0.2791 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0477 t per square kilometre | 0.0349 t per square kilometre | 0.0721 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 118 Antigua and Barbuda 0.05 t per square kilometre compare
- 119 Montenegro 0.0437 t per square kilometre compare
- 120 Congo 0.0381 t per square kilometre compare
- 122 Armenia 0.0297 t per square kilometre compare
- 123 Mauritania 0.0194 t per square kilometre compare
- 124 Fiji 0.0184 t per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Barbados
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.42 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 108.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 65.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 42.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2456 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.4396 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0302 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Barbados?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Barbados was 0.0349 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 t per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0349 t per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Barbados rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Barbados ranks 121st out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados 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.