Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Fiji
Fiji: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 0.0184 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Fiji, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 0.0184 t per square kilometre for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Fiji peaked at 0.0832 t per square kilometre in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 t per square kilometre, in 2004.
That places Fiji 124th 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 Fiji, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0055 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0055 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0062 t per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1964 | 0.01 t per square kilometre | +61.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0099 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0093 t per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0443 t per square kilometre | +375.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0832 t per square kilometre | +87.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0438 t per square kilometre | -47.4% |
| 1970 | 0.031 t per square kilometre | -29.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0177 t per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0188 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0223 t per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0128 t per square kilometre | -42.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0084 t per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0189 t per square kilometre | +126.1% |
| 1977 | 0.005 t per square kilometre | -73.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0164 t per square kilometre | +226.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0219 t per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0219 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0328 t per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0265 t per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0416 t per square kilometre | +56.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0449 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0274 t per square kilometre | -39.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0328 t per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0226 t per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0388 t per square kilometre | +71.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0328 t per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0506 t per square kilometre | +54.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0226 t per square kilometre | -55.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0244 t per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 0.031 t per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0347 t per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0265 t per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0451 t per square kilometre | +70.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0199 t per square kilometre | -55.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0275 t per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0219 t per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0297 t per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0192 t per square kilometre | -35.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0201 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0309 t per square kilometre | +53.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 t per square kilometre | -96.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0207 t per square kilometre | +1622.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0268 t per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0088 t per square kilometre | -67.3% |
| 2008 | 0.017 t per square kilometre | +93.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0132 t per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0247 t per square kilometre | +86.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0056 t per square kilometre | -77.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0049 t per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0226 t per square kilometre | +358.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0272 t per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0196 t per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0158 t per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0175 t per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.022 t per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0256 t per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0291 t per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0262 t per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0177 t per square kilometre | -32.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0184 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 0.0184 t per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8845 t per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 0.0184 t per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0996 t per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Fiji 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +1622.7% | 0.0012 t per square kilometre | 0.0207 t per square kilometre |
| 1967 | +375.9% | 0.0093 t per square kilometre | 0.0443 t per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +358.9% | 0.0049 t per square kilometre | 0.0226 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0242 t per square kilometre | 0.0055 t per square kilometre | 0.0832 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0173 t per square kilometre | 0.005 t per square kilometre | 0.031 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0322 t per square kilometre | 0.0219 t per square kilometre | 0.0449 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0304 t per square kilometre | 0.0199 t per square kilometre | 0.0506 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0188 t per square kilometre | 0.0012 t per square kilometre | 0.0309 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0186 t per square kilometre | 0.0049 t per square kilometre | 0.0272 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0229 t per square kilometre | 0.0177 t per square kilometre | 0.0291 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 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
- 125 New Caledonia 0.015 t per square kilometre compare
- 126 Guyana 0.0138 t per square kilometre compare
- 127 United Arab Emirates 0.0133 t per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Fiji
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.54 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,411 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 381.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,029 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 66.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 43.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1652 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Fiji?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Fiji was 0.0184 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 Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0832 t per square kilometre in 1968.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 t per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Fiji rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Fiji ranks 124th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji 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.