Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Peru
Peru: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 0.3538 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Peru stood at 0.3538 t per square kilometre.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Peru peaked at 0.4023 t per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.198 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
Peru ranks 83rd 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.198 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2143 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2131 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.271 t per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2675 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2773 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2831 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2431 t per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2878 t per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2985 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2921 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2992 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2865 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2844 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2833 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3011 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3054 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2741 t per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2899 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2436 t per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2667 t per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2954 t per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2879 t per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3064 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2897 t per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3354 t per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3544 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3617 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3784 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2527 t per square kilometre | -33.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2683 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2154 t per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2789 t per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2711 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2852 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3133 t per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3254 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3474 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3582 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.402 t per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3956 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3776 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3807 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3507 t per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3687 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3654 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3768 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3899 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4023 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3884 t per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3716 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3953 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3993 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3782 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4014 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3534 t per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3488 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3585 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3534 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3402 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.347 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3593 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3538 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.3538 t per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8845 t per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.3538 t per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7245 t per square kilometre, 49% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2506 t per square kilometre | 0.198 t per square kilometre | 0.2878 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2915 t per square kilometre | 0.2741 t per square kilometre | 0.3054 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.312 t per square kilometre | 0.2436 t per square kilometre | 0.3784 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2916 t per square kilometre | 0.2154 t per square kilometre | 0.3582 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.381 t per square kilometre | 0.3507 t per square kilometre | 0.4023 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3748 t per square kilometre | 0.3488 t per square kilometre | 0.4014 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3501 t per square kilometre | 0.3402 t per square kilometre | 0.3593 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 80 Colombia 0.4265 t per square kilometre compare
- 81 Sao Tome and Principe 0.4094 t per square kilometre compare
- 82 Switzerland 0.3967 t per square kilometre compare
- 84 Azerbaijan 0.3462 t per square kilometre compare
- 85 Madagascar 0.2546 t per square kilometre compare
- 86 Chad 0.2546 t per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Peru
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 397.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 25,757 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,197 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 24.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 685.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,265 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,780 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,484 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.49 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Peru?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Peru was 0.3538 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4023 t per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.198 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Peru rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Peru ranks 83rd out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.