Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 4.92 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Bulgaria stood at 4.92 t per square kilometre.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Bulgaria peaked at 6.61 t per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1.97 t per square kilometre, in 2007.
That places Bulgaria 19th out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.74 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5.88 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 5.97 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 5.94 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 5.01 t per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1966 | 5.19 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 5.13 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 5.04 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 5.22 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 5.74 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 5.92 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 6.23 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 5.64 t per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1974 | 4.73 t per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1975 | 5.89 t per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1976 | 6.61 t per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1977 | 6.35 t per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 5.43 t per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1979 | 6.02 t per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 5.28 t per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1981 | 5.09 t per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 5.61 t per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 5.38 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 4.89 t per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 3.93 t per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1986 | 5.19 t per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 1987 | 4.49 t per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1988 | 4.43 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 5.09 t per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1990 | 3.84 t per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 1991 | 5.06 t per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 1992 | 5.6 t per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 4.78 t per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1994 | 4.46 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 4.3 t per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 4.32 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 4.19 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 4.31 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 4.11 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 4.22 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 3.19 t per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 2002 | 2.79 t per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 3.81 t per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 2004 | 3.52 t per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 2.75 t per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2006 | 3.22 t per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 1.97 t per square kilometre | -38.8% |
| 2008 | 3.03 t per square kilometre | +53.6% |
| 2009 | 2.53 t per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 3.02 t per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 3.68 t per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 4.3 t per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 3.95 t per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 3.76 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 4.59 t per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 3.75 t per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2017 | 3.67 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 4.1 t per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 5.17 t per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2020 | 5.36 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 5.28 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 4.79 t per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 4.92 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 4.92 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1549 t per square kilometre, 31.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 4.92 t per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8868 t per square kilometre, 5.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.46 t per square kilometre | 5.01 t per square kilometre | 5.97 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.86 t per square kilometre | 4.73 t per square kilometre | 6.61 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.94 t per square kilometre | 3.93 t per square kilometre | 5.61 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.5 t per square kilometre | 3.84 t per square kilometre | 5.6 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1 t per square kilometre | 1.97 t per square kilometre | 4.22 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 t per square kilometre | 3.02 t per square kilometre | 5.17 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.09 t per square kilometre | 4.79 t per square kilometre | 5.36 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More climate change data for Bulgaria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 176.16 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,923 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 704.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 79.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,439 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,346 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 92.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Bulgaria?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Bulgaria was 4.92 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.61 t per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.97 t per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.