Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate in Barbados

Barbados: Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate was -29.48 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
-29.48 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 170.5%
World rank
104th
of 116 countries
All-time high
59.03 % change on previous year
in 2017
All-time low
-44.38 % change on previous year
in 2016
Years of data
62
1962–2023

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Barbados, 1962–2023

-50-2502550196219922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

In 2023, sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Barbados stood at -29.48 % change on previous year.

That represents a change of down 170.5% on the previous year and down 108.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Barbados peaked at 59.03 % change on previous year in 2017 and was at its lowest, -44.38 % change on previous year, in 2016.

Barbados ranks 104th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate in Barbados, 1962 to 2023.
Year % change on previous year Change
1962 0 % change on previous year —
1963 -5.66 % change on previous year —
1964 10 % change on previous year -276.7%
1965 0.4523 % change on previous year -95.5%
1966 -0.1451 % change on previous year -132.1%
1967 1.95 % change on previous year -1445.5%
1968 -1.92 % change on previous year -198.1%
1969 -1.97 % change on previous year +2.7%
1970 -0.4448 % change on previous year -77.4%
1971 -2.09 % change on previous year +371.0%
1972 -9.91 % change on previous year +372.9%
1973 5.49 % change on previous year -155.4%
1974 -10.53 % change on previous year -291.9%
1975 -3.95 % change on previous year -62.5%
1976 -1.34 % change on previous year -66.1%
1977 -0.7871 % change on previous year -41.3%
1978 0.565 % change on previous year -171.8%
1979 0.164 % change on previous year -71.0%
1980 1.39 % change on previous year +744.8%
1981 -1.86 % change on previous year -234.5%
1982 -0.1139 % change on previous year -93.9%
1983 -10.9 % change on previous year +9466.5%
1984 0.2702 % change on previous year -102.5%
1985 -1.42 % change on previous year -624.9%
1986 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
1987 -7.91 % change on previous year —
1988 -10.16 % change on previous year +28.3%
1989 -3.28 % change on previous year -67.7%
1990 -5.78 % change on previous year +76.3%
1991 -1.35 % change on previous year -76.7%
1992 -11.02 % change on previous year +718.8%
1993 -14.13 % change on previous year +28.3%
1994 29.53 % change on previous year -309.0%
1995 -20.58 % change on previous year -169.7%
1996 9.62 % change on previous year -146.8%
1997 0.449 % change on previous year -95.3%
1998 -6.13 % change on previous year -1466.4%
1999 -2.38 % change on previous year -61.2%
2000 6.1 % change on previous year -356.1%
2001 -4.6 % change on previous year -175.4%
2002 -4.19 % change on previous year -8.8%
2003 -6.94 % change on previous year +65.6%
2004 -5.5 % change on previous year -20.8%
2005 1.53 % change on previous year -127.8%
2006 -5.63 % change on previous year -468.2%
2007 -5.97 % change on previous year +6.0%
2008 9.52 % change on previous year -259.5%
2009 -1.45 % change on previous year -115.2%
2010 -19.12 % change on previous year +1219.1%
2011 -0.3636 % change on previous year -98.1%
2012 -9.85 % change on previous year +2609.9%
2013 -14.17 % change on previous year +43.8%
2014 -9.86 % change on previous year -30.4%
2015 -18.47 % change on previous year +87.4%
2016 -44.38 % change on previous year +140.3%
2017 59.03 % change on previous year -233.0%
2018 4.68 % change on previous year -92.1%
2019 2.32 % change on previous year -50.4%
2020 -26.05 % change on previous year -1221.7%
2021 -17.59 % change on previous year -32.5%
2022 41.8 % change on previous year -337.6%
2023 -29.48 % change on previous year -170.5%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's -29.48 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -1.65 % change on previous year, 17.9× the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's -29.48 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -1.54 % change on previous year, 19.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate in Barbados 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.

YearChange FromTo
1983 -9466.5% -0.1139 % change on previous year -10.9 % change on previous year
2012 -2609.9% -0.3636 % change on previous year -9.85 % change on previous year
1967 +1445.5% -0.1451 % change on previous year 1.95 % change on previous year
1998 -1466.4% 0.449 % change on previous year -6.13 % change on previous year
2010 -1219.1% -1.45 % change on previous year -19.12 % change on previous year
2020 -1221.7% 2.32 % change on previous year -26.05 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.3394 % change on previous year -5.66 % change on previous year 10 % change on previous year 8
1970s -2.28 % change on previous year -10.53 % change on previous year 5.49 % change on previous year 10
1980s -3.4 % change on previous year -10.9 % change on previous year 1.39 % change on previous year 10
1990s -2.18 % change on previous year -20.58 % change on previous year 29.53 % change on previous year 10
2000s -1.71 % change on previous year -6.94 % change on previous year 9.52 % change on previous year 10
2010s -5.02 % change on previous year -44.38 % change on previous year 59.03 % change on previous year 10
2020s -7.83 % change on previous year -29.48 % change on previous year 41.8 % change on previous year 4

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 101 Fiji -22.83 % change on previous year compare
  2. 102 Mozambique -25.65 % change on previous year compare
  3. 103 Morocco -27.52 % change on previous year compare
  4. 105 Cuba -30.99 % change on previous year compare
  5. 106 Kenya -31.59 % change on previous year compare
  6. 107 Ecuador -33.52 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Barbados?
Sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Barbados was -29.48 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 59.03 % change on previous year in 2017.
What is the lowest sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was -44.38 % change on previous year in 2016.
How does Barbados rank for sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Barbados ranks 104th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
Is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 108.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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The year-on-year percentage change in Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Indicator
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
146 places, 8,208 data points, 1962–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.