Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Chile

Chile: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 0.0674 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0674 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
115th
of 150 countries
All-time high
0.1921 t per square kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
0.0674 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Chile, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Chile stood at 0.0674 t per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 64.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Chile peaked at 0.1921 t per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0674 t per square kilometre, in 2023.

Chile ranks 115th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre in Chile, 1961 to 2023.
Year t per square kilometre Change
1961 0.1121 t per square kilometre
1962 0.1137 t per square kilometre +1.5%
1963 0.1134 t per square kilometre -0.2%
1964 0.1186 t per square kilometre +4.5%
1965 0.1179 t per square kilometre -0.6%
1966 0.1085 t per square kilometre -7.9%
1967 0.124 t per square kilometre +14.3%
1968 0.1191 t per square kilometre -4.0%
1969 0.0786 t per square kilometre -34.0%
1970 0.0993 t per square kilometre +26.4%
1971 0.1036 t per square kilometre +4.3%
1972 0.1136 t per square kilometre +9.7%
1973 0.1162 t per square kilometre +2.3%
1974 0.1444 t per square kilometre +24.3%
1975 0.1231 t per square kilometre -14.7%
1976 0.1293 t per square kilometre +5.0%
1977 0.1554 t per square kilometre +20.2%
1978 0.1263 t per square kilometre -18.8%
1979 0.1754 t per square kilometre +38.9%
1980 0.1563 t per square kilometre -10.9%
1981 0.1688 t per square kilometre +8.0%
1982 0.1547 t per square kilometre -8.4%
1983 0.1586 t per square kilometre +2.6%
1984 0.1861 t per square kilometre +17.3%
1985 0.1755 t per square kilometre -5.7%
1986 0.1409 t per square kilometre -19.8%
1987 0.1166 t per square kilometre -17.2%
1988 0.1215 t per square kilometre +4.2%
1989 0.1676 t per square kilometre +38.0%
1990 0.136 t per square kilometre -18.9%
1991 0.1339 t per square kilometre -1.5%
1992 0.1444 t per square kilometre +7.8%
1993 0.1425 t per square kilometre -1.3%
1994 0.141 t per square kilometre -1.0%
1995 0.1393 t per square kilometre -1.3%
1996 0.1326 t per square kilometre -4.7%
1997 0.1437 t per square kilometre +8.3%
1998 0.135 t per square kilometre -6.1%
1999 0.0986 t per square kilometre -27.0%
2000 0.0932 t per square kilometre -5.5%
2001 0.111 t per square kilometre +19.2%
2002 0.1174 t per square kilometre +5.7%
2003 0.16 t per square kilometre +36.4%
2004 0.1605 t per square kilometre +0.3%
2005 0.1806 t per square kilometre +12.5%
2006 0.1662 t per square kilometre -8.0%
2007 0.1691 t per square kilometre +1.7%
2008 0.1811 t per square kilometre +7.1%
2009 0.1724 t per square kilometre -4.8%
2010 0.1648 t per square kilometre -4.4%
2011 0.1611 t per square kilometre -2.2%
2012 0.1873 t per square kilometre +16.2%
2013 0.1921 t per square kilometre +2.6%
2014 0.1583 t per square kilometre -17.6%
2015 0.1688 t per square kilometre +6.6%
2016 0.1371 t per square kilometre -18.8%
2017 0.1275 t per square kilometre -7.0%
2018 0.12 t per square kilometre -5.9%
2019 0.1083 t per square kilometre -9.8%
2020 0.0869 t per square kilometre -19.7%
2021 0.0905 t per square kilometre +4.1%
2022 0.0742 t per square kilometre -18.0%
2023 0.0674 t per square kilometre -9.2%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 0.0674 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1549 t per square kilometre, 44% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 0.0674 t per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7245 t per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1118 t per square kilometre 0.0786 t per square kilometre 0.124 t per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.1287 t per square kilometre 0.0993 t per square kilometre 0.1754 t per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.1547 t per square kilometre 0.1166 t per square kilometre 0.1861 t per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.1347 t per square kilometre 0.0986 t per square kilometre 0.1444 t per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.1511 t per square kilometre 0.0932 t per square kilometre 0.1811 t per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.1525 t per square kilometre 0.1083 t per square kilometre 0.1921 t per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0798 t per square kilometre 0.0674 t per square kilometre 0.0905 t per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 112 New Zealand 0.0718 t per square kilometre compare
  2. 113 Namibia 0.0708 t per square kilometre compare
  3. 114 Kazakhstan 0.0705 t per square kilometre compare
  4. 116 Luxembourg 0.066 t per square kilometre compare
  5. 117 Mauritius 0.0646 t per square kilometre compare
  6. 118 Antigua and Barbuda 0.05 t per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Chile?
Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Chile was 0.0674 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 Chile?
The highest recorded value was 0.1921 t per square kilometre in 2013.
What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0674 t per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Chile rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Chile ranks 115th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile 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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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.

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Indicator
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
152 places, 8,183 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.