Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Gambia
Gambia: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 3.46 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Gambia, 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 Gambia is 3.46 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Gambia peaked at 5.22 t per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.12 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Gambia 29th out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.12 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1319 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1319 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1334 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1334 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1482 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1976 t per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1976 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.247 t per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2964 t per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3953 t per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4447 t per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1973 | 0.415 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4447 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3953 t per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 0.415 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6126 t per square kilometre | +47.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6719 t per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5336 t per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1980 | 0.583 t per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 0.751 t per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9289 t per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6818 t per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9091 t per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 1.65 t per square kilometre | +81.4% |
| 1986 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | -33.8% |
| 1987 | 1.29 t per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1988 | 1.25 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 1.04 t per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1990 | 1.12 t per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 1.71 t per square kilometre | +52.9% |
| 1992 | 1.19 t per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 1993 | 1.44 t per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1994 | 1.04 t per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 1995 | 1.04 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.812 t per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7154 t per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8965 t per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1999 | 1.26 t per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 2000 | 1.35 t per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 1.7 t per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2002 | 1.81 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 2.08 t per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 2.39 t per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 2.72 t per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 3.07 t per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 3.57 t per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 4.29 t per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2009 | 4.64 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 5.22 t per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 2.5 t per square kilometre | -52.2% |
| 2012 | 2.8 t per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 3.28 t per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 3.63 t per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 4.05 t per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 4.25 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 3.46 t per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2018 | 3.46 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.46 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.88 t per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 2.59 t per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 2.58 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 3.46 t per square kilometre | +34.2% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 3.46 t per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4431 t per square kilometre, 7.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 3.46 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.13 t per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1601 t per square kilometre | 0.12 t per square kilometre | 0.247 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4625 t per square kilometre | 0.2964 t per square kilometre | 0.6719 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 t per square kilometre | 0.583 t per square kilometre | 1.65 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 t per square kilometre | 0.7154 t per square kilometre | 1.71 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.76 t per square kilometre | 1.35 t per square kilometre | 4.64 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.61 t per square kilometre | 2.5 t per square kilometre | 5.22 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.88 t per square kilometre | 2.58 t per square kilometre | 3.46 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More climate change data for Gambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 380.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 795.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 275.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 74.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 201.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2827 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Gambia?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Gambia was 3.46 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.22 t per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Gambia rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Gambia ranks 29th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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.