Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita by country
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
146
Highest
8.05 kg per person
Serbia
Lowest
0 kg per person
Japan
Median
0.2955 kg per person
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
8,124
What the numbers show
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita is currently reported for 146 countries. The highest value is 8.05 kg per person in Serbia; the lowest is 0 kg per person in Japan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2955 kg per person, and the mean is 0.7767 kg per person.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 2,011.9%), and the largest decrease in Turkmenistan (down 93.0%).
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | 8.05 kg per person | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 2 | Argentina | 7.53 kg per person | 2023 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Ukraine | 6.57 kg per person | 2023 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Paraguay | 5.44 kg per person | 2023 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Hungary | 5.19 kg per person | 2023 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 5.1 kg per person | 2023 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 7 | Croatia | 4.14 kg per person | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 8 | Romania | 3.9 kg per person | 2023 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 3.18 kg per person | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 10 | Canada | 2.96 kg per person | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 11 | Belize | 2.34 kg per person | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 12 | South Africa | 2.11 kg per person | 2023 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 1.97 kg per person | 2023 | up 129.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Austria | 1.82 kg per person | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 15 | Mexico | 1.79 kg per person | 2023 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 16 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.77 kg per person | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 17 | Benin | 1.71 kg per person | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 18 | China | 1.66 kg per person | 2023 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Slovakia | 1.63 kg per person | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 20 | Malawi | 1.6 kg per person | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 21 | France | 1.48 kg per person | 2023 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 22 | Zambia | 1.46 kg per person | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 23 | Slovenia | 1.45 kg per person | 2023 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 24 | Albania | 1.36 kg per person | 2023 | up 27.9% | flat |
| 25 | Togo | 1.33 kg per person | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 26 | Mali | 1.33 kg per person | 2023 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Guatemala | 1.12 kg per person | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 28 | El Salvador | 1.08 kg per person | 2023 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 29 | Greece | 1.07 kg per person | 2023 | down 34.5% | rising |
| 30 | Angola | 0.9735 kg per person | 2023 | up 38.0% | falling |
| 31 | Ghana | 0.9606 kg per person | 2023 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.9063 kg per person | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 33 | Belarus | 0.8945 kg per person | 2023 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Nepal | 0.8806 kg per person | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 0.8695 kg per person | 2023 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Uruguay | 0.8192 kg per person | 2023 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Mozambique | 0.8087 kg per person | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 38 | Kenya | 0.7626 kg per person | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 39 | Cameroon | 0.7565 kg per person | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 40 | Eswatini | 0.7565 kg per person | 2023 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 41 | Italy | 0.7112 kg per person | 2023 | down 31.6% | rising |
| 42 | Guinea | 0.6987 kg per person | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Cambodia | 0.6966 kg per person | 2023 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Lesotho | 0.6825 kg per person | 2023 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 45 | Ethiopia | 0.6626 kg per person | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 46 | Ecuador | 0.6611 kg per person | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 47 | Honduras | 0.6577 kg per person | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 48 | Philippines | 0.6385 kg per person | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 49 | North Macedonia | 0.61 kg per person | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 50 | Thailand | 0.5776 kg per person | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 51 | Portugal | 0.5704 kg per person | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 52 | Indonesia | 0.5667 kg per person | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 53 | Central African Republic | 0.5459 kg per person | 2023 | up 193.6% | rising |
| 54 | Nicaragua | 0.5434 kg per person | 2023 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 55 | Uganda | 0.5243 kg per person | 2023 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 56 | Zimbabwe | 0.5145 kg per person | 2023 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 57 | Egypt | 0.4988 kg per person | 2023 | down 25.3% | flat |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 0.4753 kg per person | 2023 | up 77.7% | rising |
| 59 | Nigeria | 0.4671 kg per person | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 60 | Georgia | 0.4652 kg per person | 2023 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 61 | Burundi | 0.4616 kg per person | 2023 | up 178.6% | falling |
| 62 | Spain | 0.4578 kg per person | 2023 | down 44.2% | rising |
| 63 | Senegal | 0.4472 kg per person | 2023 | up 161.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Germany | 0.426 kg per person | 2023 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Peru | 0.4176 kg per person | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 66 | Czechia | 0.3731 kg per person | 2023 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 67 | Rwanda | 0.3681 kg per person | 2023 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Namibia | 0.3487 kg per person | 2023 | up 101.7% | falling |
| 69 | Myanmar | 0.347 kg per person | 2023 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Belgium | 0.3461 kg per person | 2023 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 71 | Pakistan | 0.3244 kg per person | 2023 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 72 | Panama | 0.3185 kg per person | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 73 | Colombia | 0.3158 kg per person | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 74 | Bhutan | 0.2753 kg per person | 2023 | down 69.9% | falling |
| 75 | Lithuania | 0.2535 kg per person | 2023 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 76 | New Zealand | 0.2508 kg per person | 2023 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 77 | India | 0.2289 kg per person | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 78 | Comoros | 0.2286 kg per person | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 0.2225 kg per person | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Chile | 0.2166 kg per person | 2023 | down 67.9% | rising |
| 81 | Bangladesh | 0.2118 kg per person | 2023 | up 164.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Chad | 0.2068 kg per person | 2023 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Haiti | 0.2001 kg per person | 2023 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 84 | Botswana | 0.19 kg per person | 2023 | up 84.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Gabon | 0.1896 kg per person | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 86 | Uzbekistan | 0.1705 kg per person | 2023 | up 79.4% | rising |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 0.149 kg per person | 2023 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 88 | Cuba | 0.1446 kg per person | 2023 | down 58.4% | rising |
| 89 | South Sudan | 0.1434 kg per person | 2023 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 90 | Gambia | 0.1267 kg per person | 2023 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Switzerland | 0.1209 kg per person | 2023 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 92 | Australia | 0.1203 kg per person | 2023 | down 32.2% | rising |
| 93 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1021 kg per person | 2023 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Iraq | 0.0973 kg per person | 2023 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 0.0894 kg per person | 2023 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Madagascar | 0.0841 kg per person | 2023 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 97 | New Caledonia | 0.0787 kg per person | 2023 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Afghanistan | 0.0782 kg per person | 2023 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 0.0695 kg per person | 2023 | up 54.0% | falling |
| 100 | Eritrea | 0.0673 kg per person | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 101 | Denmark | 0.0565 kg per person | 2023 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 102 | Somalia | 0.0535 kg per person | 2023 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Guyana | 0.051 kg per person | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 104 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0484 kg per person | 2023 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Vanuatu | 0.0434 kg per person | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 106 | Kuwait | 0.0415 kg per person | 2023 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Israel | 0.0402 kg per person | 2023 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Mauritania | 0.0391 kg per person | 2023 | up 43.1% | flat |
| 109 | Grenada | 0.0389 kg per person | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 110 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0365 kg per person | 2023 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 111 | Montenegro | 0.0361 kg per person | 2023 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0326 kg per person | 2023 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Sierra Leone | 0.0295 kg per person | 2023 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 114 | Dominica | 0.029 kg per person | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 115 | Congo | 0.0246 kg per person | 2023 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Morocco | 0.0213 kg per person | 2023 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Fiji | 0.0177 kg per person | 2023 | up 108.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Armenia | 0.0175 kg per person | 2023 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 119 | United Arab Emirates | 0.016 kg per person | 2023 | up 2,011.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Yemen | 0.0156 kg per person | 2023 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0148 kg per person | 2023 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 0.0139 kg per person | 2023 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Bahamas | 0.0124 kg per person | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 124 | Sweden | 0.0119 kg per person | 2023 | up 210.5% | rising |
| 125 | Luxembourg | 0.0117 kg per person | 2023 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0102 kg per person | 2023 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Mauritius | 0.0094 kg per person | 2023 | up 131.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Jamaica | 0.009 kg per person | 2023 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Jordan | 0.0082 kg per person | 1990 | up 397.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Niger | 0.0068 kg per person | 2023 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Qatar | 0.0058 kg per person | 2023 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Turkmenistan | 0.0056 kg per person | 2023 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Sudan | 0.0054 kg per person | 2023 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 134 | Libya | 0.0051 kg per person | 2023 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0046 kg per person | 2023 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 136 | Lebanon | 0.0046 kg per person | 2023 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Saint Lucia | 0.004 kg per person | 1979 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 138 | Oman | 0.004 kg per person | 2023 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Maldives | 0.0024 kg per person | 2023 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Algeria | 0.0021 kg per person | 2023 | up 651.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Barbados | 0.0013 kg per person | 2023 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Puerto Rico | 0.0009 kg per person | 2023 | up 196.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Suriname | 0.0004 kg per person | 2023 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Djibouti | 0.0002 kg per person | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 145 | Malaysia | 0.0001 kg per person | 2023 | — | falling |
| 146 | Japan | 0 kg per person | 2023 | down 5.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.26 kg per person
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.664 kg per person
How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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) — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.