Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 0.5848 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago is 0.5848 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 114.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.5848 t per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0575 t per square kilometre, in 1969.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 76th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1559 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1647 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1608 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.152 t per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1033 t per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0975 t per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0936 t per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0877 t per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0575 t per square kilometre | -34.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0688 t per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1799 t per square kilometre | +161.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1854 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1626 t per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2019 t per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2281 t per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1852 t per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1813 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1676 t per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2265 t per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2211 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2203 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2092 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2019 t per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2047 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2047 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2047 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2047 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2047 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2047 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1511 t per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1895 t per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2144 t per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2924 t per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2981 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.283 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2916 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3335 t per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3314 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.078 t per square kilometre | -76.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0731 t per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1365 t per square kilometre | +86.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2534 t per square kilometre | +85.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2242 t per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2339 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2534 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2339 t per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2924 t per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2729 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2339 t per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.252 t per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2729 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2729 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2729 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2922 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3076 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3415 t per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 t per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4758 t per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5848 t per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5848 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5848 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5848 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5848 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.5848 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1549 t per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.5848 t per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7245 t per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Trinidad and Tobago changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +161.5% | 0.0688 t per square kilometre | 0.1799 t per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +86.7% | 0.0731 t per square kilometre | 0.1365 t per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +85.7% | 0.1365 t per square kilometre | 0.2534 t per square kilometre |
| 1999 | -76.5% | 0.3314 t per square kilometre | 0.078 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1192 t per square kilometre | 0.0575 t per square kilometre | 0.1647 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1787 t per square kilometre | 0.0688 t per square kilometre | 0.2281 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2081 t per square kilometre | 0.2019 t per square kilometre | 0.2211 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2463 t per square kilometre | 0.078 t per square kilometre | 0.3335 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2208 t per square kilometre | 0.0731 t per square kilometre | 0.2924 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3473 t per square kilometre | 0.252 t per square kilometre | 0.5848 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5848 t per square kilometre | 0.5848 t per square kilometre | 0.5848 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 73 Portugal 0.823 t per square kilometre compare
- 74 Panama 0.7245 t per square kilometre compare
- 75 Kyrgyzstan 0.5869 t per square kilometre compare
- 77 Guinea-Bissau 0.5334 t per square kilometre compare
- 78 Spain 0.4801 t per square kilometre compare
- 79 Central African Republic 0.4431 t per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.07 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 292.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 171.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 120.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 52.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 39.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1509 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.5848 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5848 t per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0575 t per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 76th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.