Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in World
World: Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 1.26 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in World, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in World stood at 1.26 kg per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in World peaked at 1.26 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.63 kg per person, in 1962.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in World, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6445 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.63 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.6593 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.6334 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.6444 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.6787 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.7245 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 0.6733 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.6876 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.668 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.7546 kg per person | +13.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7268 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7327 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6997 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7532 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7618 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7836 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8077 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8352 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7857 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8566 kg per person | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8415 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6586 kg per person | -21.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8175 kg per person | +24.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8595 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8343 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7808 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6942 kg per person | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7892 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 0.784 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7883 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8315 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7387 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8531 kg per person | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7718 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8511 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8375 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8622 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8399 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8096 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8267 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8024 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.845 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.933 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9043 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8858 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9763 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 1.01 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9815 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.01 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.04 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.01 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.15 kg per person | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 1.16 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.16 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.22 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 1.22 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.18 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.2 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.24 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.19 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 1.26 kg per person | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.664 kg per person | 0.63 kg per person | 0.7245 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7523 kg per person | 0.668 kg per person | 0.8352 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7918 kg per person | 0.6586 kg per person | 0.8595 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8158 kg per person | 0.7387 kg per person | 0.8622 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8971 kg per person | 0.8024 kg per person | 1.01 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 kg per person | 1.01 kg per person | 1.22 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 kg per person | 1.19 kg per person | 1.26 kg per person | 4 |
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More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in World?
- Maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in World was 1.26 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.63 kg per person in 1962.
- How does World rank for maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- World ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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)
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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.