Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Libya
Libya: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 0.001 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Libya, 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 Libya is 0.001 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Libya peaked at 0.0012 t per square kilometre in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 t per square kilometre, in 1996.
Libya ranks 139th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0012 t per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | -43.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | +54.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 t per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 t per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 t per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | -48.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 t per square kilometre | +233.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 t per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 t per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 t per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 t per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.001 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.001 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.001 t per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8845 t per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.001 t per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0445 t per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Libya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +233.3% | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 0.0011 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 t per square kilometre | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | 0.0012 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 t per square kilometre | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 t per square kilometre | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 t per square kilometre | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | 0.0011 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | 0.0008 t per square kilometre | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | 0.001 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 136 Sweden 0.0048 t per square kilometre compare
- 137 Turkmenistan 0.0043 t per square kilometre compare
- 138 Oman 0.0016 t per square kilometre compare
- 140 Algeria 0.0008 t per square kilometre compare
- 141 Malaysia 0.0007 t per square kilometre compare
- 142 Djibouti 0.0004 t per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Libya
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 76.27 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,729 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 97.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 455.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 452.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.71 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Libya?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Libya was 0.001 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 t per square kilometre in 1967.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 t per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Libya rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Libya ranks 139th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.