Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 0.2546 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.2546 t per square kilometre for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Madagascar peaked at 0.4764 t per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1358 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
Madagascar ranks 85th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1358 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1358 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1634 t per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2203 t per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2212 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.23 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2346 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2361 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2382 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1828 t per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2048 t per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1851 t per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1821 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.194 t per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1878 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1969 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1984 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.209 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1994 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2199 t per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2193 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2004 t per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2172 t per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2272 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2407 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2545 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2407 t per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2614 t per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2603 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2706 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2579 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2751 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3162 t per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 0.282 t per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3161 t per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3329 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3267 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3147 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3284 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3304 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3323 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3343 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3362 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3382 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4348 t per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4386 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4426 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4466 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4506 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4547 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4764 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4641 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3948 t per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3739 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3302 t per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3141 t per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.278 t per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 0.211 t per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 0.217 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.22 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2196 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2552 t per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2546 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.2546 t per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4431 t per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.2546 t per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.13 t per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2017 t per square kilometre | 0.1358 t per square kilometre | 0.2382 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.194 t per square kilometre | 0.1821 t per square kilometre | 0.209 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2342 t per square kilometre | 0.2004 t per square kilometre | 0.2614 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3021 t per square kilometre | 0.2579 t per square kilometre | 0.3329 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3885 t per square kilometre | 0.3304 t per square kilometre | 0.4506 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3514 t per square kilometre | 0.211 t per square kilometre | 0.4764 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2373 t per square kilometre | 0.2196 t per square kilometre | 0.2552 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 82 Switzerland 0.3967 t per square kilometre compare
- 83 Peru 0.3538 t per square kilometre compare
- 84 Azerbaijan 0.3462 t per square kilometre compare
- 86 Chad 0.2546 t per square kilometre compare
- 87 South Sudan 0.2232 t per square kilometre compare
- 88 Sierra Leone 0.2078 t per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Madagascar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 36.84 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 29.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 562.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,018 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 880.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,138 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Madagascar?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Madagascar was 0.2546 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4764 t per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1358 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Madagascar ranks 85th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.