Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Congo
Congo: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 0.0381 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Congo, 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 Congo is 0.0381 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Congo peaked at 0.0829 t per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Congo 120th out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0146 t per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0146 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0146 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0234 t per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0234 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0234 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0205 t per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0205 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.022 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 0.022 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0381 t per square kilometre | +73.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0569 t per square kilometre | +49.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0822 t per square kilometre | +44.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0829 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.082 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0761 t per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0761 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0327 t per square kilometre | -57.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0322 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0322 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0439 t per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0586 t per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0586 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0732 t per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0732 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0732 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0732 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0234 t per square kilometre | -68.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0234 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.024 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0249 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0249 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0307 t per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0322 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0337 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0366 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0234 t per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0233 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0239 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0245 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0322 t per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0334 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0337 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0337 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0351 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.036 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0369 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0376 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0379 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.039 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.039 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0285 t per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0363 t per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0388 t per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0388 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.039 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.041 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0381 t per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0381 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0381 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0381 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0381 t per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.08 t per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0381 t per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.13 t per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +150.0% | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | 0.0146 t per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +73.3% | 0.022 t per square kilometre | 0.0381 t per square kilometre |
| 1990 | -68.0% | 0.0732 t per square kilometre | 0.0234 t per square kilometre |
| 1966 | +60.0% | 0.0146 t per square kilometre | 0.0234 t per square kilometre |
| 1980 | -57.1% | 0.0761 t per square kilometre | 0.0327 t per square kilometre |
| 1974 | +49.5% | 0.0381 t per square kilometre | 0.0569 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0163 t per square kilometre | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | 0.0234 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0559 t per square kilometre | 0.0205 t per square kilometre | 0.0829 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0551 t per square kilometre | 0.0322 t per square kilometre | 0.0732 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0277 t per square kilometre | 0.0234 t per square kilometre | 0.0366 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0313 t per square kilometre | 0.0233 t per square kilometre | 0.0369 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0376 t per square kilometre | 0.0285 t per square kilometre | 0.041 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0381 t per square kilometre | 0.0381 t per square kilometre | 0.0381 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 117 Mauritius 0.0646 t per square kilometre compare
- 118 Antigua and Barbuda 0.05 t per square kilometre compare
- 119 Montenegro 0.0437 t per square kilometre compare
- 121 Barbados 0.0349 t per square kilometre compare
- 122 Armenia 0.0297 t per square kilometre compare
- 123 Mauritania 0.0194 t per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Congo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 226,333 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 762.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 278.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 484.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.025 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Congo?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Congo was 0.0381 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0829 t per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Congo rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Congo ranks 120th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo 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.