Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate in Brazil
Brazil: Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate was 1.81 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Brazil, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1.81 % change on previous year for sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023.
The figure is up 313.0% on the previous year and down 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Brazil peaked at 14.96 % change on previous year in 2008 and was at its lowest, -8.06 % change on previous year, in 1993.
That places Brazil 32nd out of 116 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 7.32 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 2.89 % change on previous year | -60.5% |
| 1964 | 0.6945 % change on previous year | -76.0% |
| 1965 | 12.21 % change on previous year | +1658.6% |
| 1966 | -4.08 % change on previous year | -133.4% |
| 1967 | 2.77 % change on previous year | -167.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3542 % change on previous year | -87.2% |
| 1969 | -0.8665 % change on previous year | -344.6% |
| 1970 | 3.17 % change on previous year | -465.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1668 % change on previous year | -94.7% |
| 1972 | 4.32 % change on previous year | +2490.3% |
| 1973 | 8.66 % change on previous year | +100.5% |
| 1974 | 5 % change on previous year | -42.3% |
| 1975 | -4.25 % change on previous year | -185.1% |
| 1976 | 6.31 % change on previous year | -248.4% |
| 1977 | 8.43 % change on previous year | +33.7% |
| 1978 | 5.35 % change on previous year | -36.6% |
| 1979 | 6.08 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 1980 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -54.2% |
| 1981 | 8.37 % change on previous year | +200.5% |
| 1982 | 9.14 % change on previous year | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 12.79 % change on previous year | +39.9% |
| 1984 | 5.09 % change on previous year | -60.2% |
| 1985 | 7.01 % change on previous year | +37.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8341 % change on previous year | -88.1% |
| 1987 | 9.23 % change on previous year | +1006.3% |
| 1988 | -4.54 % change on previous year | -149.2% |
| 1989 | -1.11 % change on previous year | -75.6% |
| 1990 | 5.04 % change on previous year | -555.0% |
| 1991 | -1.44 % change on previous year | -128.6% |
| 1992 | -0.1984 % change on previous year | -86.3% |
| 1993 | -8.06 % change on previous year | +3964.8% |
| 1994 | 12.46 % change on previous year | -254.6% |
| 1995 | 4.92 % change on previous year | -60.5% |
| 1996 | 4.19 % change on previous year | -14.8% |
| 1997 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -68.0% |
| 1998 | 3.57 % change on previous year | +165.7% |
| 1999 | -1.74 % change on previous year | -148.9% |
| 2000 | -1.93 % change on previous year | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 3.19 % change on previous year | -265.8% |
| 2002 | 2.87 % change on previous year | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 5.31 % change on previous year | +84.6% |
| 2004 | 4.85 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 3.09 % change on previous year | -36.4% |
| 2006 | 9.47 % change on previous year | +207.0% |
| 2007 | 11.41 % change on previous year | +20.5% |
| 2008 | 14.96 % change on previous year | +31.0% |
| 2009 | 5.87 % change on previous year | -60.8% |
| 2010 | 5.33 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 5.78 % change on previous year | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -81.2% |
| 2013 | 5.05 % change on previous year | +365.6% |
| 2014 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -56.4% |
| 2015 | -2.96 % change on previous year | -234.4% |
| 2016 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -137.6% |
| 2017 | -0.3393 % change on previous year | -130.5% |
| 2018 | -1.62 % change on previous year | +377.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6816 % change on previous year | -142.1% |
| 2020 | -0.9541 % change on previous year | -240.0% |
| 2021 | -0.2478 % change on previous year | -74.0% |
| 2022 | -0.85 % change on previous year | +243.0% |
| 2023 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -313.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.81 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -1.54 % change on previous year. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -3964.8% | -0.1984 % change on previous year | -8.06 % change on previous year |
| 1972 | +2490.3% | 0.1668 % change on previous year | 4.32 % change on previous year |
| 1965 | +1658.6% | 0.6945 % change on previous year | 12.21 % change on previous year |
| 1987 | +1006.3% | 0.8341 % change on previous year | 9.23 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.66 % change on previous year | -4.08 % change on previous year | 12.21 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.32 % change on previous year | -4.25 % change on previous year | 8.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.96 % change on previous year | -4.54 % change on previous year | 12.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.01 % change on previous year | -8.06 % change on previous year | 12.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.91 % change on previous year | -1.93 % change on previous year | 14.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 % change on previous year | -2.96 % change on previous year | 5.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0604 % change on previous year | -0.9541 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 29 Guadeloupe 2.27 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Eswatini 2.02 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Philippines 1.91 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Central African Republic 1.76 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Sudan 1.24 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Guatemala 1.21 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Brazil
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 8.54 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 564,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 124,669 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 439,674 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 470.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 15,703 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 67,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,554 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 228.5 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Brazil?
- Sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Brazil was 1.81 % 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 14.96 % change on previous year in 2008.
- What is the lowest sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.06 % change on previous year in 1993.
- How does Brazil rank for sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Brazil ranks 32nd out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Sugar cane — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
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.