Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Kenya
Kenya: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 4.18 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Kenya stood at 4.18 t per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.0% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Kenya peaked at 4.18 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.32 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 24th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.32 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.58 t per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1963 | 1.76 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 1.84 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 2.13 t per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1966 | 1.77 t per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1967 | 2.11 t per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1968 | 2.42 t per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1969 | 2.37 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 2.11 t per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1971 | 2.02 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 2.28 t per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1973 | 2.55 t per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1974 | 2.55 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.55 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.79 t per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 2.76 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 2.62 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 2.37 t per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 2.37 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.97 t per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1982 | 2.12 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 2.28 t per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 1.73 t per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 1985 | 2.48 t per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 1986 | 2.5 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.47 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 2.55 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 2.49 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 2.42 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 2.3 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 2.47 t per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 2.36 t per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 2.64 t per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 2.53 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 2.62 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 2.64 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 2.59 t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 2.75 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 2.64 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 2.88 t per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 2.8 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 2.94 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 2.37 t per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2005 | 3.11 t per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2006 | 3.32 t per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 2.84 t per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2008 | 2.99 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 3.31 t per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 3.53 t per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 3.75 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 3.79 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.73 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 3.72 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 3.67 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 4.08 t per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 3.63 t per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 3.94 t per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 3.97 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 3.68 t per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 3.73 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 3.64 t per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 4.18 t per square kilometre | +15.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 4.18 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.08 t per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 4.18 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.13 t per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.92 t per square kilometre | 1.32 t per square kilometre | 2.42 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.46 t per square kilometre | 2.02 t per square kilometre | 2.79 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3 t per square kilometre | 1.73 t per square kilometre | 2.55 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.53 t per square kilometre | 2.3 t per square kilometre | 2.75 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.92 t per square kilometre | 2.37 t per square kilometre | 3.32 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.78 t per square kilometre | 3.53 t per square kilometre | 4.08 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.81 t per square kilometre | 3.64 t per square kilometre | 4.18 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More climate change data for Kenya
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 276.34 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 50,641 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,186 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,454 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 61.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,231 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 255.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.99 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Kenya?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Kenya was 4.18 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.18 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Kenya ranks 24th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.