Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 0.0052 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 0.0052 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0052 t per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 t per square kilometre, in 1968.
Papua New Guinea ranks 135th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +118.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | -44.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +60.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 t per square kilometre | +370.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0026 t per square kilometre | +111.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 t per square kilometre | -52.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0014 t per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0017 t per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0022 t per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 t per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 t per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.001 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 t per square kilometre | +115.5% |
| 1988 | 0.002 t per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1989 | 0.002 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0026 t per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 t per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0029 t per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0029 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0031 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0028 t per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 t per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0025 t per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 t per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0029 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0031 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0035 t per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 t per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0033 t per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0038 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0049 t per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0047 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0049 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.005 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0046 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0049 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0049 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0051 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0051 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.005 t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0051 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0052 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0052 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0052 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0052 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0052 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0052 t per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.08 t per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0052 t per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0996 t per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +370.0% | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 0.0012 t per square kilometre |
| 1970 | +118.3% | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | 0.0003 t per square kilometre |
| 1987 | +115.5% | 0.001 t per square kilometre | 0.0022 t per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +111.9% | 0.0012 t per square kilometre | 0.0026 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | 0.0026 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 t per square kilometre | 0.001 t per square kilometre | 0.0022 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0026 t per square kilometre | 0.0022 t per square kilometre | 0.0031 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 t per square kilometre | 0.0029 t per square kilometre | 0.0049 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 t per square kilometre | 0.0046 t per square kilometre | 0.0052 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0052 t per square kilometre | 0.0052 t per square kilometre | 0.0052 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 132 Qatar 0.0084 t per square kilometre compare
- 133 Bahamas 0.0082 t per square kilometre compare
- 134 Saudi Arabia 0.0055 t per square kilometre compare
- 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
More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18.97 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,290 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 396.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,894 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 108.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3993 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Papua New Guinea?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Papua New Guinea was 0.0052 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0052 t per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 t per square kilometre in 1968.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 135th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.