Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 0.1855 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Jamaica stood at 0.1855 t per square kilometre.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Jamaica peaked at 0.5979 t per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1248 t per square kilometre, in 2004.
That places Jamaica 93rd out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5979 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4858 t per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1963 | 0.5605 t per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3822 t per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2952 t per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 1966 | 0.467 t per square kilometre | +58.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2872 t per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3306 t per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2992 t per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3008 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3724 t per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3646 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3172 t per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5878 t per square kilometre | +85.3% |
| 1975 | 0.554 t per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5623 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3964 t per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4473 t per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3772 t per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2666 t per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2866 t per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2194 t per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2606 t per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2645 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2759 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4059 t per square kilometre | +47.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3232 t per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1817 t per square kilometre | -43.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2303 t per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1885 t per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2298 t per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2485 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2013 t per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1994 | 0.26 t per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2583 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2713 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2491 t per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1775 t per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 1999 | 0.161 t per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1422 t per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1594 t per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1371 t per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1532 t per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1248 t per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1417 t per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1423 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1293 t per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1397 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1727 t per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1862 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.198 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.219 t per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2295 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2031 t per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1907 t per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1991 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2017 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1751 t per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1688 t per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1672 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1753 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1927 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1855 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.1855 t per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8845 t per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.1855 t per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7245 t per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4117 t per square kilometre | 0.2872 t per square kilometre | 0.5979 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.428 t per square kilometre | 0.3008 t per square kilometre | 0.5878 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2715 t per square kilometre | 0.1817 t per square kilometre | 0.4059 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2245 t per square kilometre | 0.161 t per square kilometre | 0.2713 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1442 t per square kilometre | 0.1248 t per square kilometre | 0.1727 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1971 t per square kilometre | 0.1688 t per square kilometre | 0.2295 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1802 t per square kilometre | 0.1672 t per square kilometre | 0.1927 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More climate change data for Jamaica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 927.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 280.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 647.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 37.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 35.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1345 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Jamaica?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Jamaica was 0.1855 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5979 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1248 t per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Jamaica rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Jamaica ranks 93rd out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.