Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in South Sudan
South Sudan: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 0.2232 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in South Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 0.2232 t per square kilometre for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.9% on the previous year and down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in South Sudan peaked at 0.5095 t per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2232 t per square kilometre, in 2023.
South Sudan ranks 87th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.4526 t per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0.5095 t per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4399 t per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3202 t per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2963 t per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2723 t per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2785 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3045 t per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3238 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3287 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3481 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2232 t per square kilometre | -35.9% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.2232 t per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4431 t per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.2232 t per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.13 t per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3592 t per square kilometre | 0.2723 t per square kilometre | 0.5095 t per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.306 t per square kilometre | 0.2232 t per square kilometre | 0.3481 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 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
- 88 Sierra Leone 0.2078 t per square kilometre compare
- 89 Iraq 0.2046 t per square kilometre compare
- 90 Afghanistan 0.1947 t per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for South Sudan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 30,624 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,725 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 20,899 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.7 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 746.39 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 130.58 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in South Sudan?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in South Sudan was 0.2232 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5095 t per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2232 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does South Sudan rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- South Sudan ranks 87th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.