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

Vanuatu: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 0.1274 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1274 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
102nd
of 150 countries
All-time high
0.1285 t per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0574 t per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

00.050.10.15196119922023

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

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 0.1274 t per square kilometre for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Vanuatu peaked at 0.1285 t per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0574 t per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Vanuatu 102nd out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1961 to 2023.
Year t per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0574 t per square kilometre
1962 0.0574 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1963 0.0574 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1964 0.0574 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1965 0.0574 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1966 0.0574 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1967 0.0615 t per square kilometre +7.1%
1968 0.0656 t per square kilometre +6.7%
1969 0.0656 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1970 0.0697 t per square kilometre +6.2%
1971 0.0738 t per square kilometre +5.9%
1972 0.0779 t per square kilometre +5.6%
1973 0.082 t per square kilometre +5.3%
1974 0.082 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1975 0.0902 t per square kilometre +10.0%
1976 0.0984 t per square kilometre +9.1%
1977 0.0984 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1978 0.0984 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1979 0.0984 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1980 0.1025 t per square kilometre +4.2%
1981 0.1025 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1982 0.1025 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1983 0.1025 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1984 0.1025 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1985 0.1042 t per square kilometre +1.6%
1986 0.1066 t per square kilometre +2.4%
1987 0.1066 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1988 0.1066 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1989 0.1066 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1990 0.1124 t per square kilometre +5.4%
1991 0.115 t per square kilometre +2.3%
1992 0.1153 t per square kilometre +0.3%
1993 0.1157 t per square kilometre +0.3%
1994 0.1194 t per square kilometre +3.3%
1995 0.1165 t per square kilometre -2.5%
1996 0.116 t per square kilometre -0.4%
1997 0.1153 t per square kilometre -0.6%
1998 0.114 t per square kilometre -1.1%
1999 0.1157 t per square kilometre +1.4%
2000 0.1156 t per square kilometre -0.1%
2001 0.1157 t per square kilometre +0.1%
2002 0.1157 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2003 0.1146 t per square kilometre -0.9%
2004 0.1165 t per square kilometre +1.6%
2005 0.1185 t per square kilometre +1.8%
2006 0.1148 t per square kilometre -3.1%
2007 0.119 t per square kilometre +3.6%
2008 0.1231 t per square kilometre +3.4%
2009 0.1205 t per square kilometre -2.1%
2010 0.1198 t per square kilometre -0.6%
2011 0.1194 t per square kilometre -0.3%
2012 0.1148 t per square kilometre -3.8%
2013 0.1231 t per square kilometre +7.1%
2014 0.1186 t per square kilometre -3.6%
2015 0.1193 t per square kilometre +0.6%
2016 0.1209 t per square kilometre +1.4%
2017 0.1222 t per square kilometre +1.1%
2018 0.1226 t per square kilometre +0.3%
2019 0.1234 t per square kilometre +0.6%
2020 0.1243 t per square kilometre +0.7%
2021 0.1254 t per square kilometre +0.9%
2022 0.1285 t per square kilometre +2.5%
2023 0.1274 t per square kilometre -0.9%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 0.1274 t per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.08 t per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 0.1274 t per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0996 t per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0597 t per square kilometre 0.0574 t per square kilometre 0.0656 t per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.087 t per square kilometre 0.0697 t per square kilometre 0.0984 t per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.1043 t per square kilometre 0.1025 t per square kilometre 0.1066 t per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.1155 t per square kilometre 0.1124 t per square kilometre 0.1194 t per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.1174 t per square kilometre 0.1146 t per square kilometre 0.1231 t per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.1204 t per square kilometre 0.1148 t per square kilometre 0.1234 t per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.1264 t per square kilometre 0.1243 t per square kilometre 0.1285 t per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 99 Dominica 0.1533 t per square kilometre compare
  2. 100 Uzbekistan 0.1392 t per square kilometre compare
  3. 101 Israel 0.137 t per square kilometre compare
  4. 103 Maldives 0.1174 t per square kilometre compare
  5. 104 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1154 t per square kilometre compare
  6. 105 Gabon 0.1152 t per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Vanuatu?
Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Vanuatu was 0.1274 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 Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 0.1285 t per square kilometre in 2022.
What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0574 t per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Vanuatu rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Vanuatu ranks 102nd out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vanuatu 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.