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

Cameroon: Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate was -0.2527 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
-0.2527 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 77.1%
World rank
65th
of 116 countries
All-time high
100 % change on previous year
in 1963
All-time low
-50 % change on previous year
in 1964
Years of data
62
1962–2023

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

-50050100196219922023

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

Analysis

Cameroon recorded -0.2527 % change on previous year for sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 77.1% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Cameroon peaked at 100 % change on previous year in 1963 and was at its lowest, -50 % change on previous year, in 1964.

That places Cameroon 65th 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 Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate in Cameroon, 1962 to 2023.
Year % change on previous year Change
1962 0 % change on previous year —
1963 100 % change on previous year —
1964 -50 % change on previous year -150.0%
1965 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
1966 80 % change on previous year —
1967 -2.78 % change on previous year -103.5%
1968 14.29 % change on previous year -614.3%
1969 16.25 % change on previous year +13.8%
1970 20.82 % change on previous year +28.1%
1971 12.96 % change on previous year -37.8%
1972 -0.1891 % change on previous year -101.5%
1973 21.45 % change on previous year -11444.8%
1974 32.59 % change on previous year +51.9%
1975 37.25 % change on previous year +14.3%
1976 7.14 % change on previous year -80.8%
1977 20 % change on previous year +180.0%
1978 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
1979 0 % change on previous year —
1980 -20.03 % change on previous year —
1981 -10.72 % change on previous year -46.5%
1982 16.71 % change on previous year -255.9%
1983 43.57 % change on previous year +160.7%
1984 53.24 % change on previous year +22.2%
1985 -3.64 % change on previous year -106.8%
1986 11.32 % change on previous year -411.3%
1987 -9.6 % change on previous year -184.8%
1988 -6.25 % change on previous year -34.9%
1989 -13.33 % change on previous year +113.3%
1990 11.54 % change on previous year -186.5%
1991 -10.34 % change on previous year -189.7%
1992 -21.92 % change on previous year +111.9%
1993 -14.93 % change on previous year -31.9%
1994 -12.13 % change on previous year -18.7%
1995 -8.61 % change on previous year -29.0%
1996 -6.19 % change on previous year -28.2%
1997 -4.93 % change on previous year -20.4%
1998 -4.32 % change on previous year -12.3%
1999 -4.01 % change on previous year -7.2%
2000 -3.82 % change on previous year -4.6%
2001 -3.69 % change on previous year -3.4%
2002 -0.0132 % change on previous year -99.6%
2003 -3.49 % change on previous year +26452.4%
2004 0.0373 % change on previous year -101.1%
2005 -3.34 % change on previous year -9047.9%
2006 -24.11 % change on previous year +623.0%
2007 -20.69 % change on previous year -14.2%
2008 -0.4874 % change on previous year -97.6%
2009 16.51 % change on previous year -3486.7%
2010 5.42 % change on previous year -67.2%
2011 -2.97 % change on previous year -154.8%
2012 -6.82 % change on previous year +129.4%
2013 -0.4717 % change on previous year -93.1%
2014 -5.95 % change on previous year +1160.5%
2015 -5.82 % change on previous year -2.2%
2016 -5.98 % change on previous year +2.8%
2017 -17.96 % change on previous year +200.3%
2018 17.19 % change on previous year -195.7%
2019 -3.55 % change on previous year -120.6%
2020 -2.62 % change on previous year -26.2%
2021 3.05 % change on previous year -216.4%
2022 -1.1 % change on previous year -136.2%
2023 -0.2527 % change on previous year -77.1%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's -0.2527 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3953 % change on previous year. (27 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's -0.2527 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4739 % change on previous year. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate in Cameroon 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
2003 -26452.4% -0.0132 % change on previous year -3.49 % change on previous year
1973 +11444.8% -0.1891 % change on previous year 21.45 % change on previous year
2005 -9047.9% 0.0373 % change on previous year -3.34 % change on previous year
2009 +3486.7% -0.4874 % change on previous year 16.51 % change on previous year
2014 -1160.5% -0.4717 % change on previous year -5.95 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19.72 % change on previous year -50 % change on previous year 100 % change on previous year 8
1970s 15.2 % change on previous year -0.1891 % change on previous year 37.25 % change on previous year 10
1980s 6.13 % change on previous year -20.03 % change on previous year 53.24 % change on previous year 10
1990s -7.58 % change on previous year -21.92 % change on previous year 11.54 % change on previous year 10
2000s -4.31 % change on previous year -24.11 % change on previous year 16.51 % change on previous year 10
2010s -2.69 % change on previous year -17.96 % change on previous year 17.19 % change on previous year 10
2020s -0.2317 % change on previous year -2.62 % change on previous year 3.05 % change on previous year 4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 63 El Salvador -0.014 % change on previous year compare
  2. 64 Angola -0.1011 % change on previous year compare
  3. 66 Egypt -0.3364 % change on previous year compare
  4. 67 Guinea-Bissau -0.3891 % change on previous year compare
  5. 68 Madagascar -0.5577 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Cameroon?
Sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Cameroon was -0.2527 % 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 Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 100 % change on previous year in 1963.
What is the lowest sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was -50 % change on previous year in 1964.
How does Cameroon rank for sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Cameroon ranks 65th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
Is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cameroon 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.