Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Malawi
Malawi: Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square was 0.4614 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.4614 t per square kilometre for rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Malawi peaked at 0.4614 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.026 t per square kilometre, in 1963.
Malawi ranks 33rd of 120 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.
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Malawi, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0764 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.035 t per square kilometre | -54.2% |
| 1963 | 0.026 t per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0283 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 0.035 t per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0951 t per square kilometre | +171.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0922 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0642 t per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0933 t per square kilometre | +45.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1143 t per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1867 t per square kilometre | +63.3% |
| 1972 | 0.245 t per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2333 t per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.245 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2333 t per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2625 t per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2625 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2742 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2625 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.245 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1332 t per square kilometre | -45.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1313 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1185 t per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1279 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1214 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1334 t per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1113 t per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1322 t per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1492 t per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1694 t per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1916 t per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1064 t per square kilometre | -44.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2265 t per square kilometre | +112.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1579 t per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1943 t per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2405 t per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2355 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2442 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2671 t per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2539 t per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2925 t per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3269 t per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3173 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2483 t per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2858 t per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3035 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3389 t per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3682 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3732 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3448 t per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3591 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3508 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3808 t per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3932 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3836 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3131 t per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3785 t per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3732 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4117 t per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4245 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4434 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4421 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4614 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0606 t per square kilometre | 0.026 t per square kilometre | 0.0951 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2319 t per square kilometre | 0.1143 t per square kilometre | 0.2742 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1403 t per square kilometre | 0.1113 t per square kilometre | 0.245 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2033 t per square kilometre | 0.1064 t per square kilometre | 0.2671 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3109 t per square kilometre | 0.2483 t per square kilometre | 0.3732 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3689 t per square kilometre | 0.3131 t per square kilometre | 0.4117 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4428 t per square kilometre | 0.4245 t per square kilometre | 0.4614 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 415.04 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,501 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 89.31 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,819 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 366.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Malawi?
- Rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Malawi was 0.4614 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4614 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.026 t per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Malawi rank for rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square?
- Malawi ranks 33rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — 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
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.