Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 12.41 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 12.41 t per square kilometre for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in El Salvador peaked at 15.49 t per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 7.95 t per square kilometre, in 1964.
That places El Salvador 6th out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.11 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 9.53 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 8.28 t per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1964 | 7.95 t per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 9.26 t per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1966 | 9.96 t per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 9.2 t per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1968 | 9.58 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 9.31 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 9.88 t per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 10.08 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 9.83 t per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 9.64 t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 10.14 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 11.81 t per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1976 | 11.3 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 11.82 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 12.76 t per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 13.31 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 14.07 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 13.33 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 11.52 t per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1983 | 11.66 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 11.75 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 12.23 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 12.44 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 13.46 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 13.61 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 13.33 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 13.6 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 14.8 t per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 15.49 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 14.85 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 15.22 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 14.22 t per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 13.47 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 14.78 t per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 14.26 t per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 12.71 t per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 12.51 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 14.19 t per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 11.94 t per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 11.03 t per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 11.32 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 11.93 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 11.63 t per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 11.6 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 12.36 t per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 12.63 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 12.25 t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 12.95 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 13.72 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 14.2 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 15.17 t per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 13.66 t per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 14.65 t per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 13.69 t per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 13.07 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 12.77 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 12.78 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 12.71 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 12.73 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 12.41 t per square kilometre | -2.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 12.41 t per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8845 t per square kilometre, 14.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 12.41 t per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7245 t per square kilometre, 17.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.13 t per square kilometre | 7.95 t per square kilometre | 9.96 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.06 t per square kilometre | 9.64 t per square kilometre | 13.31 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.74 t per square kilometre | 11.52 t per square kilometre | 14.07 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.34 t per square kilometre | 12.71 t per square kilometre | 15.49 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.11 t per square kilometre | 11.03 t per square kilometre | 14.19 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.61 t per square kilometre | 12.25 t per square kilometre | 15.17 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.66 t per square kilometre | 12.41 t per square kilometre | 12.78 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More climate change data for El Salvador
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 155.61 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,408 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,253 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,155 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 148.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,045 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 999.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 45.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.77 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in El Salvador?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in El Salvador was 12.41 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 15.49 t per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.95 t per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does El Salvador rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- El Salvador ranks 6th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.