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

Latest (2023)
1.26 kg per person
Change on year
up 5.5%
Rank
1st
of 2 groups
All-time high
1.26 kg per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.63 kg per person
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in World, 1961–2023

00.511.5196119922023

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

Annual values for Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in World, 1961 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Serbia 8.05 kg per person compare
  2. 2 Argentina 7.53 kg per person compare
  3. 3 Ukraine 6.57 kg per person compare
  4. 4 Paraguay 5.44 kg per person compare

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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.

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Indicator
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
148 places, 8,124 data points, 1961–2023
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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.