Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 0.4446 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Congo is 0.4446 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 0.7659 kg per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0575 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Congo 128th out of 146 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Congo, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0575 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0575 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1732 kg per square kilometre | +201.2% |
| 1964 | 0.171 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.171 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2082 kg per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2082 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2627 kg per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1969 | 0.174 kg per square kilometre | -33.8% |
| 1970 | 0.174 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.202 kg per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1972 | 0.202 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3138 kg per square kilometre | +55.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4973 kg per square kilometre | +58.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7155 kg per square kilometre | +43.9% |
| 1976 | 0.721 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7202 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5403 kg per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6929 kg per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3342 kg per square kilometre | -51.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3666 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2731 kg per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4203 kg per square kilometre | +53.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5334 kg per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5778 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7659 kg per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7219 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7403 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7593 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2001 kg per square kilometre | -73.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2035 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2097 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2171 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.221 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3049 kg per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3216 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3364 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3682 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2337 kg per square kilometre | -36.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2371 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2438 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2507 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3319 kg per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3417 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3453 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3475 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3559 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3683 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3786 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3882 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3939 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4037 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4044 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.302 kg per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3884 kg per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4235 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4328 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4443 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4788 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4446 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4446 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4446 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4446 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.4446 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.96 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.4446 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.77 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +201.2% | 0.0575 kg per square kilometre | 0.1732 kg per square kilometre |
| 1990 | -73.7% | 0.7593 kg per square kilometre | 0.2001 kg per square kilometre |
| 1974 | +58.5% | 0.3138 kg per square kilometre | 0.4973 kg per square kilometre |
| 1980 | -51.8% | 0.6929 kg per square kilometre | 0.3342 kg per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +55.3% | 0.202 kg per square kilometre | 0.3138 kg per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +53.9% | 0.2731 kg per square kilometre | 0.4203 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1648 kg per square kilometre | 0.0575 kg per square kilometre | 0.2627 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4779 kg per square kilometre | 0.174 kg per square kilometre | 0.721 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5493 kg per square kilometre | 0.2731 kg per square kilometre | 0.7659 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2616 kg per square kilometre | 0.2001 kg per square kilometre | 0.3682 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3201 kg per square kilometre | 0.2371 kg per square kilometre | 0.3786 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.406 kg per square kilometre | 0.302 kg per square kilometre | 0.4788 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4446 kg per square kilometre | 0.4446 kg per square kilometre | 0.4446 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 125 Botswana 0.8315 kg per square kilometre compare
- 126 Saint Lucia 0.7742 kg per square kilometre compare
- 127 Bahamas 0.4953 kg per square kilometre compare
- 129 Australia 0.417 kg per square kilometre compare
- 130 Jordan 0.3353 kg per square kilometre compare
- 131 Puerto Rico 0.3187 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Congo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 226,333 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 762.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 278.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 484.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.025 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Congo?
- Maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Congo was 0.4446 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7659 kg per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0575 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Congo rank for maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 128th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content) 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) — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — 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) — Crop residues (N content) 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.