Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Philippines

Philippines: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 8.52 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
8.52 t per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
10th
of 150 countries
All-time high
12.81 t per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
6.36 t per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Philippines, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Philippines stood at 8.52 t per square kilometre.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Philippines peaked at 12.81 t per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.36 t per square kilometre, in 1963.

Philippines ranks 10th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre in Philippines, 1961 to 2023.
Year t per square kilometre Change
1961 6.76 t per square kilometre
1962 6.54 t per square kilometre -3.3%
1963 6.36 t per square kilometre -2.7%
1964 6.45 t per square kilometre +1.3%
1965 7.06 t per square kilometre +9.5%
1966 7.23 t per square kilometre +2.5%
1967 7.54 t per square kilometre +4.2%
1968 7.56 t per square kilometre +0.4%
1969 8.11 t per square kilometre +7.2%
1970 8.14 t per square kilometre +0.3%
1971 8.23 t per square kilometre +1.1%
1972 7.88 t per square kilometre -4.2%
1973 9.14 t per square kilometre +16.0%
1974 10.09 t per square kilometre +10.4%
1975 10.71 t per square kilometre +6.1%
1976 10.87 t per square kilometre +1.5%
1977 10.59 t per square kilometre -2.6%
1978 10.91 t per square kilometre +3.0%
1979 10.74 t per square kilometre -1.6%
1980 10.86 t per square kilometre +1.2%
1981 11.27 t per square kilometre +3.8%
1982 10.59 t per square kilometre -6.0%
1983 10.97 t per square kilometre +3.6%
1984 10.82 t per square kilometre -1.3%
1985 11.77 t per square kilometre +8.8%
1986 11.95 t per square kilometre +1.5%
1987 12.35 t per square kilometre +3.4%
1988 12.56 t per square kilometre +1.7%
1989 12.37 t per square kilometre -1.5%
1990 12.81 t per square kilometre +3.5%
1991 12.04 t per square kilometre -6.0%
1992 11.17 t per square kilometre -7.2%
1993 10.56 t per square kilometre -5.5%
1994 10.08 t per square kilometre -4.6%
1995 9.03 t per square kilometre -10.4%
1996 9.18 t per square kilometre +1.6%
1997 9.14 t per square kilometre -0.4%
1998 7.9 t per square kilometre -13.6%
1999 8.86 t per square kilometre +12.2%
2000 8.42 t per square kilometre -5.0%
2001 8.34 t per square kilometre -0.9%
2002 8.03 t per square kilometre -3.7%
2003 8.08 t per square kilometre +0.6%
2004 8.48 t per square kilometre +4.9%
2005 8.19 t per square kilometre -3.4%
2006 8.62 t per square kilometre +5.3%
2007 8.88 t per square kilometre +3.0%
2008 8.92 t per square kilometre +0.5%
2009 9 t per square kilometre +0.9%
2010 8.38 t per square kilometre -6.9%
2011 8.53 t per square kilometre +1.8%
2012 8.7 t per square kilometre +1.9%
2013 8.6 t per square kilometre -1.2%
2014 8.76 t per square kilometre +1.9%
2015 8.59 t per square kilometre -1.9%
2016 8.33 t per square kilometre -3.0%
2017 8.56 t per square kilometre +2.7%
2018 8.42 t per square kilometre -1.6%
2019 8.44 t per square kilometre +0.2%
2020 8.56 t per square kilometre +1.5%
2021 8.6 t per square kilometre +0.4%
2022 8.47 t per square kilometre -1.5%
2023 8.52 t per square kilometre +0.6%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 8.52 t per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8845 t per square kilometre, 9.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 8.52 t per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0996 t per square kilometre, 85.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.07 t per square kilometre 6.36 t per square kilometre 8.11 t per square kilometre 9
1970s 9.73 t per square kilometre 7.88 t per square kilometre 10.91 t per square kilometre 10
1980s 11.55 t per square kilometre 10.59 t per square kilometre 12.56 t per square kilometre 10
1990s 10.08 t per square kilometre 7.9 t per square kilometre 12.81 t per square kilometre 10
2000s 8.5 t per square kilometre 8.03 t per square kilometre 9 t per square kilometre 10
2010s 8.53 t per square kilometre 8.33 t per square kilometre 8.76 t per square kilometre 10
2020s 8.54 t per square kilometre 8.47 t per square kilometre 8.6 t per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 7 Serbia 10.98 t per square kilometre compare
  2. 8 Guatemala 10.78 t per square kilometre compare
  3. 9 Romania 9.54 t per square kilometre compare
  4. 11 Haiti 8.47 t per square kilometre compare
  5. 12 Hungary 8.44 t per square kilometre compare
  6. 13 Ukraine 6.86 t per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Philippines?
Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Philippines was 8.52 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 Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 12.81 t per square kilometre in 1990.
What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 6.36 t per square kilometre in 1963.
How does Philippines rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Philippines ranks 10th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Philippines 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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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.

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Indicator
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
152 places, 8,183 data points, 1961–2023
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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.