Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Spain
Spain: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 0.4801 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.4801 t per square kilometre for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 23.7% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Spain peaked at 1.11 t per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.4801 t per square kilometre, in 2023.
Spain ranks 78th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Spain, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8938 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8602 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.9747 t per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1964 | 1.03 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.9569 t per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1966 | 0.9648 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.9563 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 1.05 t per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1969 | 0.9892 t per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 1.08 t per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 1.07 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 1.05 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 1 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9705 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8641 t per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8452 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8874 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9343 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.91 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.8583 t per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8375 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7091 t per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8813 t per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1985 | 1.05 t per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1986 | 1.05 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.11 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.06 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9479 t per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9707 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7868 t per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5296 t per square kilometre | -32.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6844 t per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7158 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8804 t per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9741 t per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9192 t per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7959 t per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 0.868 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 1.03 t per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9321 t per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9613 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9612 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8301 t per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6902 t per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7233 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7344 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6998 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.63 t per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7387 t per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7805 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8842 t per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8367 t per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7971 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7192 t per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6679 t per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6453 t per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7143 t per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6882 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7169 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6289 t per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4801 t per square kilometre | -23.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.4801 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1549 t per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.4801 t per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8868 t per square kilometre, 54% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9635 t per square kilometre | 0.8602 t per square kilometre | 1.05 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9783 t per square kilometre | 0.8452 t per square kilometre | 1.09 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9555 t per square kilometre | 0.7091 t per square kilometre | 1.11 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8205 t per square kilometre | 0.5296 t per square kilometre | 0.9741 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8428 t per square kilometre | 0.6902 t per square kilometre | 1.03 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7414 t per square kilometre | 0.63 t per square kilometre | 0.8842 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6285 t per square kilometre | 0.4801 t per square kilometre | 0.7169 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 75 Kyrgyzstan 0.5869 t per square kilometre compare
- 76 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5848 t per square kilometre compare
- 77 Guinea-Bissau 0.5334 t per square kilometre compare
- 79 Central African Republic 0.4431 t per square kilometre compare
- 80 Colombia 0.4265 t per square kilometre compare
- 81 Sao Tome and Principe 0.4094 t per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Spain
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 944.68 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 31,851 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,475 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 24,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 870.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,160 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,530 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,630 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Spain?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Spain was 0.4801 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 t per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4801 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Spain ranks 78th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.