Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 4.92 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Lesotho stood at 4.92 t per square kilometre.
The figure is up 66.6% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Lesotho peaked at 5.85 t per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.05 t per square kilometre, in 2019.
Lesotho ranks 20th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.45 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.45 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 4.45 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 4.45 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 5.11 t per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1966 | 4.61 t per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1967 | 4.87 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 5.15 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 4.68 t per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1970 | 4.26 t per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1971 | 4.45 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 3.62 t per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1973 | 3.79 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 4.27 t per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1975 | 3.55 t per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1976 | 2.79 t per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 1977 | 2.65 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 3.35 t per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1979 | 3.7 t per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 3.63 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 4.11 t per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1982 | 3.76 t per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 3.41 t per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1984 | 3.85 t per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1985 | 3.89 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 4.02 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 4.69 t per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 5.71 t per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1989 | 4.31 t per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 1990 | 5.14 t per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1991 | 2.98 t per square kilometre | -42.0% |
| 1992 | 3.47 t per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1993 | 3.41 t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 5.69 t per square kilometre | +67.0% |
| 1995 | 2.53 t per square kilometre | -55.5% |
| 1996 | 4.97 t per square kilometre | +96.1% |
| 1997 | 4.75 t per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 2.97 t per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 1999 | 4.36 t per square kilometre | +47.0% |
| 2000 | 5.19 t per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 5.85 t per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 4.53 t per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 2003 | 4.2 t per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 4.2 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.7 t per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 4.07 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 4.07 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 4.52 t per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 4.52 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.66 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 3.81 t per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 4.18 t per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 3.46 t per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2014 | 4.37 t per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 3.29 t per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2016 | 1.35 t per square kilometre | -59.0% |
| 2017 | 5.46 t per square kilometre | +304.8% |
| 2018 | 4.17 t per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 2019 | 1.05 t per square kilometre | -74.7% |
| 2020 | 1.57 t per square kilometre | +48.8% |
| 2021 | 2.85 t per square kilometre | +81.2% |
| 2022 | 2.95 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 4.92 t per square kilometre | +66.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 4.92 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.08 t per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 4.92 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.13 t per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Lesotho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +304.8% | 1.35 t per square kilometre | 5.46 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.69 t per square kilometre | 4.45 t per square kilometre | 5.15 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.64 t per square kilometre | 2.65 t per square kilometre | 4.45 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.14 t per square kilometre | 3.41 t per square kilometre | 5.71 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.03 t per square kilometre | 2.53 t per square kilometre | 5.69 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.48 t per square kilometre | 3.7 t per square kilometre | 5.85 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.58 t per square kilometre | 1.05 t per square kilometre | 5.46 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.07 t per square kilometre | 1.57 t per square kilometre | 4.92 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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More climate change data for Lesotho
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.55 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 715.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 50.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 61.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 51.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1962 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Lesotho?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Lesotho was 4.92 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 5.85 t per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 t per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Lesotho ranks 20th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.