Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
162
Highest
65.08 % change on previous year
Lesotho
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
62
1962–2023
Data points
10,444
What the numbers show
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), annual growth rate is currently reported for 162 countries. The highest value is 65.08 % change on previous year in Lesotho; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -5.66 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in United Republic of Tanzania (up 14,315.0%), and the largest decrease in Uganda (down 7,597.4%).
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), annual growth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 65.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 462.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Benin | 49.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 587.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Mozambique | 47.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 397.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Australia | 45.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 275.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Australia and New Zealand | 41.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 330.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Gambia | 38.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 159.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Cambodia | 33.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 4,933.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 27.78 % change on previous year | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Zambia | 27.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 485.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 25 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 375.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 24 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 247.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Belize | 23.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Uruguay | 23.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,132.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Switzerland | 22.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Niger | 20 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 320.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Guinea | 19.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 807.9% | volatile |
| 17 | New Zealand | 18.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 354.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Sudan (former) | 15.79 % change on previous year | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 15.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Kenya | 15.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 972.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Caribbean | 0.3802 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Namibia | 13.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 125.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 11.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Republic of Moldova | 11.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 624.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 8.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Czechoslovakia | 8.55 % change on previous year | 1992 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 26 | China, Taiwan Province of | 8 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 27 | India | 7.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Malaysia | 7.69 % change on previous year | 1990 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Guatemala | 7.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 315.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Iraq | 6.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Slovenia | 6.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Rwanda | 6.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Thailand | 6.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 598.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Brazil | 5.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Togo | 5.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 36 | OECD | 5.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 461.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 276.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Türkiye | 5.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Canada | 5.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Honduras | 5.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Poland | 5.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 42 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 14,315.0% | volatile |
| 43 | USSR | 4.73 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Egypt | 4.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 470.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Bangladesh | 3.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Mali | 3.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 2.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 48 | China | 2.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 49 | China, mainland | 2.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Central African Republic | 2.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Greece | 2.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Colombia | 2.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 197.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Portugal | 1.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Germany | 1.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 134.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1.43 % change on previous year | 2005 | up 225.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Angola | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 0.7576 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Philippines | 0.6222 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 153.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Armenia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Bhutan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Congo | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Comoros | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Costa Rica | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Cuba | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Eritrea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Ethiopia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Gabon | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Ghana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Guyana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Croatia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Israel | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Jamaica | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Kuwait | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Lebanon | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Libya | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Madagascar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Papua New Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | flat |
| 60 | Sierra Leone | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Somalia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Yemen | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Cabo Verde | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Melanesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Republic of Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Réunion | 0 % change on previous year | 2006 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Senegal | -0.5155 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 107.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Viet Nam | -0.6452 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 152.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Chad | -1.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 161.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Malawi | -1.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 181.4% | volatile |
| 96 | South Africa | -1.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 146.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Peru | -1.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 237.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Nigeria | -1.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 967.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Georgia | -1.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 105.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Austria | -1.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Uzbekistan | -2.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Albania | -2.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 103 | El Salvador | -2.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 176.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Yugoslav SFR | -2.82 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 164.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Haiti | -2.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 105.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -3.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 142.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Serbia | -3.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 816.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Ukraine | -3.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 134.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Pakistan | -4.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 144.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Nepal | -4.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | -4.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 159.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Mexico | -5.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 321.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Myanmar | -5.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 211.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Hungary | -5.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 233.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Sudan | -5.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Panama | -7.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Argentina | -7.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 124.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Cameroon | -7.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Afghanistan | -8.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | North Macedonia | -9.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 290.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Tajikistan | -9.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Russian Federation | -9.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 146.6% | volatile |
| 123 | France | -9.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 225.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Romania | -9.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Sri Lanka | -10.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 169.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Chile | -10.26 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 431.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Indonesia | -10.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 204.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Saudi Arabia | -11.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Ecuador | -11.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 656.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Italy | -11.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Eswatini | -12.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 129.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Slovakia | -12.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 413.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Nicaragua | -13.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 161.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Ethiopia PDR | -13.49 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -13.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 274.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Syrian Arab Republic | -14.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 71.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Belgium | -15.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 290.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Denmark | -16.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Timor-Leste | -17.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 182.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Czechia | -19.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Zimbabwe | -20.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 126.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Botswana | -20.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Guinea-Bissau | -21.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Belarus | -22.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 469.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Spain | -23.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 274.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Morocco | -26.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 151.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Mauritania | -26.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 56.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Paraguay | -28.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 928.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | -28.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | South Sudan | -35.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 385.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Lithuania | -38.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 215.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Burundi | -43.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,945.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Uganda | -48.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 7,597.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Turkmenistan | -66.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 300.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Barbados | -100 % change on previous year | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Fiji | -100 % change on previous year | 1997 | unchanged | volatile |
| 155 | Japan | -100 % change on previous year | 1985 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Mauritius | -100 % change on previous year | 1989 | — | volatile |
| 155 | New Caledonia | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Oman | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Puerto Rico | -100 % change on previous year | 1973 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Sao Tome and Principe | -100 % change on previous year | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 155 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -100 % change on previous year | 1978 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Oceania 36.54 % change on previous year
- United States of America 9.92 % change on previous year
- Northern America 9.71 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 6.92 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia 4.95 % change on previous year
- Annex I countries 4.64 % change on previous year
- Americas 4.3 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.57 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 3.45 % change on previous year
- Western Asia 2.74 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia 2.64 % change on previous year
- Asia 2.48 % change on previous year
- World 2.39 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.14 % change on previous year
- Africa 2.1 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.97 % change on previous year
- Non-Annex I countries 1.66 % change on previous year
- South America 1.05 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa 0.5413 % change on previous year
- Central Asia 0.3774 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa 0.1963 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa 0.1493 % change on previous year
- Latin America and the Caribbean 0.0605 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa -0.1875 % change on previous year
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) -1.13 % change on previous year
- South-eastern Asia -2.41 % change on previous year
- Central America -3.65 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe -5.12 % change on previous year
- Europe -5.63 % change on previous year
- European Union (27) -6.11 % change on previous year
- Western Europe -6.68 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe -7.02 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) -8.73 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe -25 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.