Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square in Namibia
Namibia: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0 kt per square kilometre for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.9% on the previous year and up 173.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per square in Namibia peaked at 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1987.
Namibia ranks 107th of 150 countries on this measure, 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 (Emissions N2O), per square in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +62.5% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -46.2% |
| 1988 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +130.8% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -56.7% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +76.9% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -51.6% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +53.8% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +65.0% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -54.5% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +44.0% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +13.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0 kt per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0 kt per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +130.8% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 104 Costa Rica 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 105 Kuwait 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 106 Yemen 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 108 New Zealand 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 109 Kazakhstan 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 110 Chile 0 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Namibia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,137 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 120.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 57.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 54.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2054 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per square in Namibia?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per square in Namibia was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per square recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per square recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1987.
- How does Namibia rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per square?
- Namibia ranks 107th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per square rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), 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 (Emissions N2O) 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 (Emissions N2O) ÷ 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 (Emissions N2O) 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.