Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 1.8 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 1.8 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 1.8 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7127 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7127 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7226 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.7294 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.7602 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.7705 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.7693 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8011 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8149 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8188 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.8074 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.8231 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.8457 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.815 t per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8624 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8638 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8881 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8414 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8383 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8205 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8329 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8298 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8523 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9105 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9527 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 1.07 t per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 1.11 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 1.14 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.15 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.17 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.16 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.18 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.16 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.21 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 1.13 t per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 1.14 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.15 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.12 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.07 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.15 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 1.28 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 1.25 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.33 t per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 1.26 t per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.28 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.41 t per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 1.36 t per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5 t per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 1.6 t per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 1.47 t per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 1.53 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.56 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.53 t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.58 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.71 t per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 1.7 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.69 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.75 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.76 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.76 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.8 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7666 t per square kilometre | 0.7127 t per square kilometre | 0.8188 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8406 t per square kilometre | 0.8074 t per square kilometre | 0.8881 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9748 t per square kilometre | 0.8298 t per square kilometre | 1.15 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 t per square kilometre | 1.09 t per square kilometre | 1.21 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 t per square kilometre | 1.07 t per square kilometre | 1.41 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 t per square kilometre | 1.47 t per square kilometre | 1.71 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 t per square kilometre | 1.75 t per square kilometre | 1.8 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 6.71 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 15.1 kt (2050)
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 427.00 million kg (2050)
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- All Crops — Burning crop residues 137.43 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 3.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 1.8 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7127 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.